{"id":3637,"date":"2013-02-14T12:00:06","date_gmt":"2013-02-14T17:00:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.hoperoth.com\/blog\/?p=3637"},"modified":"2013-02-14T09:53:48","modified_gmt":"2013-02-14T14:53:48","slug":"3637","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hoperoth.com\/blog\/3637\/","title":{"rendered":"[Insert Finding Nemo Joke Here]"},"content":{"rendered":"

So, we got a lot of snow over the weekend. Like, a lot<\/em> of snow.<\/p>\n

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Governor Patrick declared a state of emergency on Friday and told everyone to get off the roads. Which means that I got to work from home. The last time I worked from home? I went into labor like 30 minutes into my shift. It wasn’t really a concern this time, but I stayed away from spicy foods and long walks, just in case.<\/p>\n

Can I just say how awesome it is to wake up ten minutes before you have to be “at” work and then wander downstairs in your PJs to fire up your laptop? I wouldn’t want to do it regularly, because I think it would probably make me a little nuts. Ok, ok, ok… a little more<\/em> nuts. But once in a while? Sign me up, please. Instead of commuting home, I took a nap with Lilian on the couch. Ok, I would probably start bearing more than a passing resemblance to OCD-era Howard Hughes if I didn’t have a reason to shower and put on pants regularly. But I think I could really get used to working from home.<\/p>\n

Saturday was nice and cozy. Kristian spent most of the day clearing our sidewalk and driveway with his new-to-us snow-blower, which meant that I spent a good chunk of the day cuddled up with Lilian. And he still managed to fine enough time time to bake cookies while I worked on my thesis. Love that man.<\/p>\n

By Saturday afternoon, I was feeling more than a little stir-crazy. So, Kristian, LJ, and I went for a walk around the neighborhood. It’s a little nerve-wracking to walk around on the snow with a baby on your back, but we went slowly and were careful to keep a lookout for cars. The driving ban had only just been lifted, so it was a relatively peaceful walk. It reminded me a little bit of walking around Kathmandu during a strike that kept everyone off the roads. People were outside helping each other shovel or just hanging out and enjoying the snow. It was strangely festive.<\/p>\n

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Sunday afternoon, we gathered up all of our winter gear and went snowshoeing with Pepper. We did a loop that’s about three miles through the Lynn Woods.<\/p>\n

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It’s kindof hard to tell from that picture, but there’s a baby on my back. I made a couple of concessions to baby-wearing: I went slower than I normally would have gone, I didn’t jump around like I usually do with my snowshoes on, and I used poles so I’d be a little extra stable. But it was surprisingly easy going. I think it helped that a) we did a trail that we hiked a few weeks ago when there was no snow on the ground and 2) LJ fell asleep pretty early into our walk.<\/p>\n

I want us to be a family that does things like going snowshoeing together, so this was a great start.<\/p>\n

I probably should have spent that couple of hours working on my thesis, but I figure life is for living. We had two feet of snow and I have a pair of snowshoes that hasn’t seen nearly enough use. Sometimes, you just have to get out into the woods and play in the fresh snow.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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