Me: Jonah! Guess what!!
Jo: You finished your book??
Me: No!
Jo: Your braces are off??
Me: No! 
Jo: What then??
Me: Emma and Kyra got a kitty! And it already made itself at home! It just jumped on the couch and rolled onto its back and-
Jo: And started giving birth??

*approximately five minutes of open-mouthed idle speechlessness*

Me: No.

At first I was going to post this pic because is there anything more precious than a little girl wearing a dress and snow boots walking in the snow with a cute mutt? But then I found it more compelling that it's been approximately one week since a snow event and my road still looks like a snowmobile trail on a mountain pass.

One of my New Year's resolutions is to take more of these pictures. And indulge in their many stories.