Barack and Roll- Juner.

Despite the fact that we think the whole inauguration is a bit much (especially considering we're in a recession), we couldn't resist turning on the TV to see how it was going. Mama and papa couldn't watch much because as soon as things got started Henry knocked over a big cup of tv (behind the couch!) and I pulled all the DVDs out from under the tv and pooped. Once everything calmed down, we did watch a little and Henry surprised everyone by recognizing many landmarks from around Washington DC.

But the big news in the Triad was the huge snow storm. We got almost an inch, which was enough to close down town. Seriously, everything was canceled, included all schools, most businesses and even Wake Forest.

We were excited to get outside and enjoy the winter before it melted. When we got outside, we found some boys sledding on the side of our building. They were really nice to Henry and even formed a "Thomas the Tank Engine" line down the hill. Luckily there were leaves under the dusting of snow to keep the boys going fast.

Mama and Henry headed down the street to see if the swimming cool had any snow (it did). Then they went down to check out the soccer field (also covered).

We give North Carolina a hard time for overreacting to the snow, but it does stay pretty warm here so when it does snow, it gets really icy. And mama discovered that when they crossed the street and Henry hit the pavement hard and she almost did too.

Henry must have remembered how much he misses Wisconsin, because when they got back home after almost an hour outside, Henry chose to stay outside and shovel snow with his bulldozer. He stayed outside for another half hour before he asked to come in.

An update on the potty training: Tonight papa loaded Henry up with water and juice and sat him on the potty for an hour and a half. Eventually, he accidentally peed in the potty. So mama and papa gave him new tattoos! and a new matchbox car! and he even got to wear his new Thomas underpants. Unfortunately, before mama could get the camera to take a picture of the great success, Henry peed all over the floor. Sigh. Based on this, mama and papa have decided to give potty training a rest for a while. Not only is Henry not buying into it, mama is really losing hope too. Maybe next week will be better.