Snow Days

Yes, that would be more than one snow day.  Expecting snow was one of the things that excited my kids about moving here.  Unfortunately, our little area often misses the snow.  We seem to live just south and east of the snow line.

The kids finally got the snow they had been hoping for along with freezing temperatures.  Monday was already a holiday and the kids were on an early release schedule for Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday and then the following weekend was a scheduled four day weekend.  The forecast for Tuesday was for snow to start in the late afternoon or early evening and that was correct.

 

I took these pictures before the kids, the dog or the sun were up.   

 

Aaron let Holly out of her crate when he got up.  I went to the garage to find the snow shovel so we could clear her a spot, but I soon realized PK had moved it to the shed.

 

That would be the shed across the yard.  It was dark and cold and I was not about to venture out there.

 





I grabbed a broom and since Aaron was so anxious to get out in the snow, I let him sweep Holly a spot.

He had to take her out on her leash so she wouldn't run back up the stairs before doing her business.  When we took her back in, she climbed on the couch, curled up in a blanket and stayed there for hours.

Aaron and Hannah wanted to go play in the snow as soon as they were out of bed.  I made them wait a little while because it was so cold. 

 

It was still only 9:00 a.m. when I finally gave in and let them head outside.  I decided to go ahead and try to clear the driveway and clean off my car.

 

 

The kids stayed outside for about 45 minutes.  Hannah came in first and then I made Aaron come in.  He went back outside about noon and started working on a snow fort.

 

 

When it was complete, he was able to get his entire body inside.  Then he added a flag made out of a handkerchief. 

 

Thursday school was cancelled because the temperatures were too cold for kids to wait for buses.  Friday was already a scheduled day off.  That has really left us with almost a week off of school.  The kids have enjoyed the extra time off and I have enjoyed having them home.  However, since it has really been too cold to spend much time outside and we have had our fill of movies and board games, we are ready to get back to the normal routine.  They are off tomorrow as it was another previously scheduled day off.  However, the temps are forecasted to be in the fifties.  That will be warm enough to allow us to get outside for a while.