Hey! The Reset Worked! And Then We All Got Shut In Together

 We had a HIGH of NEGATIVE NINE ARE YOU KIDDING ME on Friday,  and both  of our colleges (people in IL are big wimps-- it was not as cold there) and the kids' schools were all closed. SO COZY. But kind of killed my Friday vibe of going to campus (TOTALLY KILLED IT YOU GUYS) (AND WE HAD A BASEMENT FULL OF 8TH GRADERS which made WFH... not ideal). (And yes, my school was closed, but I don't teach on Fridays anyway and really need any work time I can get to make sure I am ready for my huge NEW class...)

Also, the reset did not totally work because when Ben came home from his conference lat on Thursday, I found his talk about AI tools very rage baity and responded accordingly. We will never speak of it again (seriously-- I cannot even with him, especially since he likes to take the opposite side of whatever I am arguing just for fun).

I wore an outfit I loved to school (and it was a perfect choice because I could lift weights in it when I got home and honestly could have also done yoga and maybe this needs to be my new standard for work clothes...)

(With slippers because it is January)

I had coffee in a fancy cup, which is as good as fancy coffee

Even though I did not read in bed (no time in the morning; too tired at night), I did read in my office and finished a book I was working through for a committee (it comes out in April and was GREAT)

I downloaded the free (with subscription) Audible version of Anne of Green Gables read by Rachel McAdams, and Minnie and I listened to it while we drove the kids to dance and diving. AND! I used an Audible credit to buy ALL 7 ANNE BOOKS!!!! I have SEVENTY-THREE hours of Anne to listen to!!! YOU GUYS!

(Minnie said apropos of nothing on Thursday I have a great imagination-- I am just like Anne, and I almost died of happiness)

We came home and bundled up and took Annabel for a snowy walk with plenty of time to stop and play

And the big kids and I watched Dance Moms and ate sour Skittles (delightful, BTW).

We achieved MAXIMUM COZY on Friday. The girls started their day with Inside Out 2 and a snackle box breakfast

With their new Disney stuffies and their dog who looks like a stuffy

Ben bravely took the first walk in NEGATIVE 18 DEGREES (the actual gd temp, not the  wimpy "feels like")

 We had a delightfully cosy trip to the library

I DID have to walk the dog a few times...

But otherwise it was all reading in blanket forts

Having a bunch of kids in the basement

And eating leftover pulled pork as pulled pork nachos-- so delish!