What a morning we’ve had. First off, it started at 3:30 this morning with our CO detector going off. We thought it was faulty, so we reset it, and it started again. So we tested with a 2nd detector (a plug in one) and that went off too. So we packed up the kids, opened all the windows (and it was raining and 33 degrees outside!) and headed out to sonic for breakfast. Or so we thought. Sonic was closed, so we went to CVS and got mini donuts and milk and sat in the car having breakfast together.
Headed back to the house in the yucky cold rain, only to find out (now FREEZING) house was still triggering the plug-in CO detector. So we called the fire department, and they came out and tested. Brendan was excited to see the truck, but Daddy and I were no where near as thrilled. They tested and it came back that there was no CO, but they told us when they walked in that they probably wouldn’t find anything with all the windows being open.
It was decided that it was caused by the damper being closed too soon after a fire, and the gases backing up in the fireplace and spilling into the house.
So around 5:45, Brendan and Mommy went back to bed. Lily was still wide awake so she played on the floor in the bathroom while Daddy got ready for work. Dad called me on his way to work and said that it was snowing outside, but I was dozing while the kids played, so I just said “okay” and laid back down. Around 7:30 we decided it was time to get up, pack in the toys, and get ready for school. We were all already dressed from our early morning breakfast run, but we needed to get shoes, coats, etc.
I thought quickly “Oh, I bet the snow is already gone” and glanced out the window to see this

So we all threw on coats, shoes and hats and ran outside to play!

Then came inside to put back on our comfy pjs, grab a bite to eat and settle in for some Dora.