Movin' on Up!

WOW--I can't believe what a difference a few degrees make! The snow is slowly beginning to wane and the residential streets are beginning to look like streets again. You don't lose your breath when you go outside now. I think we reached about 29 today =).
We had a wonderful day just the four of us. We ate a nice lunch, purchased roman shades for the remaining room that needed it (they've already made a huge difference), used Aliyah's gift certifiicates for the bookstore, and did a few things around the house.
Finally, Josh was able to begin taking down the outdoor decs. They are sitting on the porch on old towels so that they can dry off before going to the basement for storage. The rest of the week looks promising to get most of them down as we are set to make it to 40 on Thursday--hallelujah!
Aliyah had fun using her gift certificates for being a well versed kid. She got 4 Odyssey CD's, 2 books, and a pencil. All of them are already in use!
I get excited about weird things ok...so we had to run a few errands this evening and I wanted to get a white mocha at Starbucks with our Christmas gift card. We received one of the surveys on the receipt which in turn gets you a free drink at SB!! YAY!! That's like extending my gift card!
Anyway, have a great week all!! I look forward to thawing out and things clearing off a bit. There are many icicles around town as we drive around.