Are we coming in like a lion right now?  I never understood that expression exactly, but it seems to me that since we had a lot of snow for Christmas and are continuing to have our cold bottoms handed to us on a chilled platter, I say it qualifies for lion status.  Which means winter should soon just quietly and meekly leave. Right?

Winter and the holidays have been fun though.

Did you see our gingerbread house?

We had snow days and didn’t comb our hair.

We built snowmen.

For the first time I (drank bloody marys) and let go of the reigns to allow the kids put the bulbs wherever they wanted on the Christmas tree.  (They did SUPER!)

We got Wii!

But enough is enough already.  My skin is rashed and burned from showing houses in extreme weather.  My metal flag pole got blown over flat to the ground and buried under feet of snow.  It’s too cold to play and make snow angels.  I just want to cozy up and eat ice cream.  That doesn’t even make any sense! See? I think I need a warm vacation. Not Vegas, too hustle bustleish.  Not Orlando.  Too structured and busy.  How about something like the Outer Banks rentals of North Carolina.  Just relaxing and warm enough.  Although I have no idea what the weather is like there right now.  It’s only on my mind since I heard the movie Nights of Rodanthe was filmed there.  I didn’t see the movie but I loved the book.  The setting was lazy and comfy on the beach.

The only lazy and comfy I am going to get for awhile is probably curled up with a blanket and a good book after everyone goes to bed at night.  Maybe I’ll read the Secret again and visualize myself warm.  Oh! And skinny!  Aaaaaah.  Feeling better already.