Day 23: Fake It Till You Make It

This morning, our alarm clocks woke Brad and I up at 330am. The truck was packed and we were prepared to get up and surprise the kids with a day trip to sled at Tahoe. 

But, we woke up, and both basically said to each other "No way." Brad was sick yesterday, I wasn't feeling well today (for predictable woman reasons, not because of zombie plague), there hasn't been fresh powder in four days and it's the day before Christmas Eve AND a Saturday which means it's going to be a clusterfuck out there. 

So, we turned off our alarm, hid the kids snow pants that were out for them to change into, and went back to bed. What they don't know don't hurt them.

Instead, we kept it pretty quiet today. I made cookie cutter PB&J sandwiches (complete with frosting and fancy snowflake sprinkles) for lunch, and then the kids helped me make some sort of Christmas popcorn treats to snack on while we watched Elf (recipe below). 

And that was it, really. Brad took the boys out for some scheduled caroling on base while I laid on the couch and SLEPT since I didn't sleep much last night. When they came home, we finished off the Santa Claus and accompanying Santa's Reindeer books, just in time for Christmas Eve tomorrow. 

Done, done and done. 

And now, for that recipe (completely ripped off of Pinterest)

You need: 

Microwavable popcorn (I used 2 bags of unbuttered Kettle Corn)
3 tablespoons butter
marshmallows (mini)
M&Ms
sprinkles

1. Microwave popcorn and dump in a bowl
2. melt butter in a saucepan, then melt marshmallows in the same saucepan with the butter
3. Pour melted gooeyness onto the popcorn, mix
4. add M&Ms and sprinkles
5. eat and watch yourself gain 10 pounds in 5 minutes

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