The beginning of December we got hit with an icestorm which morphed into a snowstorm.
This left us with a couple of inches of ice underneath a foot of snow.
School was cancelled. . .
For too long. . .
Our school district has a huge boundary with lots of gravel roads and this winter we discovered that ice doesn't melt quickly on gravel roads. While the rest of the city was up and running, the schools had to stay closed because the buses couldn't do their whole routes.
School also closed the first few days after Christmas break AND for a week starting Feb. 4th.
So. . . we've seen a lot of each other.
The first storm was the funnest.
We decorated for Christmas,
enjoyed the fireplace and hot chocolate,
and played in the snow we haven't experienced much of the last four years.
Sledding was fun
(excepting the black eye),
And it was fun to remember all the things that go along with snow hats, snow pants, gloves, boots, etc., etc. . . although when all those things multiplied by 7 are piled in the entryway it's a little crowded.
Luckily the bunnies were around to offer some creative bunny-fort building,
We still had boxes hanging around for some decorating and imagining,
and we all had to get creative to not go crazy as the phone would ring and yet another day of school was cancelled.
Three cheers for the upcoming arrival of spring!
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