If last week was filled with too many terrible, horrible, no-good, very bad days, then yesterday, our snow day, was the most perfect day possible--a shining exception to last week's mayhem. I made big bowls of steaming oatmeal for the kids in the morning (my new favorite way to eat oatmeal is to dice up dried apricots, toss them in, and drizzle lots of honey over the top), and L. ate an entire huge serving of oatmeal for breakfast--something he almost never does. [more]

Tuesday, January 20, 2009 is a day that will go down in history. President-elect Barack Obama will be sworn into office as the 44th president of the United States. Obama, Vice President-elect Joe Biden, and their families will participate in the traditional inaugural ceremonies and events. The celebrations extend from January 17 to the 21. Below is the schedule of events for inauguration day, which begin at 11:30 a.m. (EST): [more]