Don’t let this innocent eight-year-old face fool you. This kid is a killer UNO player. I got rid of my “playing nice” rules and began to play in earnest on this snow day. She has beaten me one too many times! Or really, Livia wins three games to my one. I can’t say playing strategically is helping me all that much. She’s still schooling me.

The snow on Sunday was really quite lovely. I didn’t mind holing up with my family and enjoying a quiet day reading, playing games and napping. The almost white-out conditions outside our home compelled us to stay in and stay quiet. Sometimes that’s really nice.