Sisterhood46

It's really hard for a city person to imagine suburban life. We have our stereotypes of course but we really don't know the half of it. I've shared with you the fun of being in the burbs in the summer, by the beach. Let me even it out and share what it's like in the winter. 1. Snow days are a constant not a novelty. The first year we were here, I wondered why school got cancelled with only a couple of inches on the ground. I can get my kids to school I thought! Yes, but the problem is that the school buses have to be cleaned and the teachers who sometimes live quite far away have to make it to school too! No teachers + no buses = no school. 2. You shovel your own driveway, no doorman is out there in the early morn throwing salt for you. And of course it's way harder than it looks and it has to be done a couple of times at least.  You could hire someone to do it for you but you'd better get on the waiting list pretty fast. Let me just say that I never ever...

We just had our first blizzard of the winter and it's been wonderful. The key ingredient of course is this magical white powder called snow! Snow makes everything better. Snow makes the scenery all around sparkle. It brings kids of all ages together whether it's for sleighing or a snow ball fight. It turns grandparents into little, giggling kids. Neighbors come out and help each other. Even the grocery store is magically transformed. Let me explain. After our neighbor kindly came to clear our driveway with his snowblower we decided to bake him cookies to say thank you (bad idea for my paleo diet I write this on a massive sugar overdose!) Anyway I drove to my Trader Joe's to get some chocolate chips and after risking my life, realized that I had left my wallet at home. I kindly asked the manager if I could possibly pay for my choco chips the following day to save me another scary drive and guess what? He said yes! Not only that, when I tried to give him my contact i...