There is a lot about winter that makes a Mom’s job very hard.  And I am talking about the Moms that live in climates that hit below freezing- not the Moms who have year around 70 plus degree weather. Those moms with the warm weather have no idea what us Northern climate Moms have to deal with! All the winter gear that is required just to get the kids out the front door. Even on the best days it takes me a minimum of 15 minutes to get my two boys out the door. That 15 minutes actually times out well because it takes at least that long for the car to warm up! There is more laundry because of all the layers that are needed to keep warm plus all the fleece footie pajamas! You can’t play out side for hours on end just to kill an afternoon. You don’t see the neighbors as much, play dates are harder to schedule… You can get snowed in for days!

That rant aside, there are some great pluses to the frosty season. And reasons for the Southern Mommies to be jealous: [Read more...]