Snow Days

I don't remember ever having 4 snow days in a row or even 4 snow days in one school year. Adia just had a 6 day weekend because of the snow. Between the 7in of snow that wouldn't melt and the below zero temperatures followed by the threat of freezing rain, it just wasn't safe to have school in session. The girls enjoyed the first couple days, but by Tuesday, they were all ready to have school again.

In order to stay busy during all those snow days, we did some cooking. The first day we made and decorated gingerbread cookies. Then I made brownies. We also made snow ice cream. Mira and Adia really liked the snow ice cream. Leia didn't care for it at all.


We did get to have some sledding play dates with friends. We went to the park nearby with Mr. S.


The next day, since school was again cancelled, we visited G, E and A. However, our plans were delayed when the girls loaded up in the van, but the van refused to start. Luckily we were able to get a jump from a friend and after the sledding play date we got a new battery. :( Yeah, not what I wanted to spent $100 on this month.

Leia had been sniffly for a few days at that point, but I figured she just had another cold. She fell asleep in the car on the way home and then slept for 3 more hours. She woke up after dinner and was burning up. She looked miserable, complained of a sore throat and didn't want to eat. Just before bed I asked her if she wanted tylenol for her fever and she agreed to take some, but also wanted a puke bucket. Just seconds after she swallowed the meds, they all came right back up. It was terrible. She slept pretty well, but I knew she'd be missing school the next day if it wasn't cancelled. She woke up feeling much better, so I was a little relieved when school was cancelled too.

When we didn't get a "school is cancelled" text on Friday, Adia was overjoyed. She couldn't get ready for school fast enough. While most of our side streets, driveways and sidewalks were still slick and slushy, the weather was definitely warming up.


Daddy took the girls to Gramma and Papa's house on Saturday while DiDi and I went to Portland to see my childhood best friend. We haven't seen each other in nearly 15 years. It's definitely been way too long, but I'm so glad we were able to go. We got back long after the girls were asleep, but they got some DiDi time on Sunday.


Sunday was much warmer than it had been in days. So warm that the girls were running around outside without coats and weren't complaining about being cold. DiDi and I, with help from our neighbor, chiseled all the ice off our driveway. Our driveway doesn't get a whole lot of sun so it was a sheet of ice. Mira actually slid and fell on it early in the day.


So now it's back to hopefully more normal, seasonal weather.

Oh Christmas Tree

We happened to luck out and get our tree right before the big snowfall. I couldn't even imagine trying to get a tree after that point. The roads were so slick and the weather freezing cold. It was still pretty cold at the tree farm and since we went after school, we didn't have a whole lot of daylight left. We froze. Mira was being super grumpy so she didn't end up in many pictures. Leia ended up being carried by Unky Eck because she was freezing cold and tired.


When we got home, the tree wouldn't fit in our tree stand. Papa had to take it out back and chop off a section of it. Then it was time to decorate it. I'd like to say that the girls are getting better about it, but they still fought over who put what on the tree. They ended up going to bed late, which wasn't the best thing when they were already exhausted.


Daddy had the next day off so we ran a bunch of errands. We bounced from place to place and I'm glad we did since the weather was so terrible the next day.

Let it Snow...

Can we be done with snow now? I've discovered I don't mind snow if it's around for a little bit, we can play in it, don't need to go anywhere and then it melts. End of story. That, however, did not happen to us this time. Starting December 1st, it was predicted we'd get snow on Friday. It was supposed to be 1-3", a nice dusting to play with and perfect timing since Adia already had no school that day. We woke up on Friday to about an inch. I wasn't too impressed. The girls were desperate to play in it so they did. I figured it would be gone in a few hours. Oh... I was so incredibly wrong.


It soon started snowing again around 10am and it. Didn't. Stop. It snowed all day long, from big flakes to miniscule ones, but it was constant. When we went back outside around 2pm, we had 5in and it was still snowing.

    By the time we went to bed, there was almost 7 inches of snow on the ground.
The next morning, when Daddy came home from work, we took the girls on a forced march in the snow. I can officially say, Leia does not like snow. Maybe if she was completely bundled in thick waterproof snow clothes, she'd feel differently, but we don't own that kind of stuff.


Sadly, I have no snowman to show you. The snow is too cold and powdery to make one. Speaking of cold, we have yet to get above freezing. The snow is still with is and Adia's school is already cancelled on Monday. I wouldn't be surprised if Tuesday also gets cancelled. We aren't supposed to thaw until Wednesday and driving is dangerous out there.