The kids and PK had last Monday off for Presidents Day. We were expecting wintry weather to hit late that afternoon or early evening. The forecast had predicted anywhere from 4-12 inches. As the storm approached, the local meteorologist said 5-7 inches. They were pretty close. We measured right at 6 inches.
Aaron and Hannah were ready to get outside in the snow as soon as possible.
The layer of ice allowed them to walk across the snow without falling in.
Hannah and I noticed we had several birds visiting our front yard.
Hannah set up some birdseed for them.
I spent the morning finishing up a cross stitch project for Lori. She just received her drivers license, so I thought making her first car would be a fun project.
Tuesday afternoon we received the call from the school district cancelling school for Wednesday. I was especially glad as I had put off shoveling the walkway and driveway and that needed to happen to get anyone out of the house the next day. I was pleasantly surprised when I looked out the window and my friend and neighbor, Allison, was outside with her family shoveling for us.
Aaron asked if we could play Monopoly on snow day number two, so that is what we did. He won.
That afternoon Aaron went outside with his friends, Christopher and Everett. They were walking through the neighborhood and came across a mail truck that was stuck in the snow and ice. They helped push it out. They are all in the same scout troop, and a scout is always helpful.
Andy's parents dropped him off since they had to get out for a meeting at work. He and Rachel were supposed to be studying, but I think they looked at old yearbooks. Hannah had Emily come over to hang out. As dinner time approached, we decided to brave the roads and make a run for Chick-Fil-A. The main roads were clear, but the secondary or residential roads were still covered in ice. Then we received the call for snow day number three.
We didn't do anything very eventful on snow day number three. The temperatures dropped to near record lows which kept anyone from playing outside. It seems that my kids are always over playing in the snow after snow day number one. I made a big batch of sloppy joes and a large pot of chili. UPS delivered a movie Hannah had been waiting to see, so she spent her evening watching Star Gate
and I introduced Aaron to Jurassic Park. Then, believe it or not, we received the call for snow day number four!
We once again slept in and I realized that we have been out of our routine for long enough that getting up early when school resumes is going to hurt. I found a package of cinnamon rolls in the refrigerator and made those for breakfast.
We ventured out for lunch at Cracker Barrel and stopped by Kroger for milk. Aaron's science teacher emailed out a list of science related snow day activities that could be used for extra credit. Aaron decided to make a snow slingshot.
He had to make a video and explain how it used kinetic and potential energy. When I saw "make a slingshot" as an option, I knew he would choose that one.
I woke up this morning and the meteorologist was spewing the "S" words, sleet and snow. We just received the call that school is running on a two hour delay in the morning and then my neighbor sent me a forecast calling for snow on Thursday. I love having the kids home, but when it is too cold to get outside, we get a bit stir crazy. Who ticked off Mother Nature? If it was you, please apologize and beg for spring.
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