So we didn't really get the snow that had been predicted for us. The boy was up at the impressive time of 5am to do a snow check and to see if he needed to go get our neighbor his paper. He was so annoyed by the lack of snow on the ground, that he did something he rarely does unless he is ill: he went back to sleep. It was a school holiday today, so he could have slept all day if he wanted. Once we were all up, I started watching the radar until I couldn't bear to watch it anymore. It seems as though being valley dwellers makes us surrounded by an antisnow forcefield of unbelieveable strength. At one point, the pink and blue on the radar completely surrounded us in a frustrating ring. I got tired of reporting bad weather news to the kids, so I hid in our room in hopes that they would forget and just enjoy the holiday. Then about 11:40, I heard little pecks on our window. Little pieces of ice. The trio took the progress and ran with it. They took the dog outside to watch it land in our bowls we set out for snow cream. The boy took this as an invitation to lick every flat surface on the patio to get frozen water in his mouth. Yuck. I finally convinced them to come inside and eat while we waited for the hub to get home and hopefully then some progress would happen outside. And some did. While we would have much preferred enough snow to build a snowman, we had to remember the ice made our sleds go quite a bit faster. That made up for it and the kids and their friends enjoyed a nice sledding session until it was time to warm up and get some hot chocolate. There are possibilities of snow off and on all week and the temps are not going to allow for much thawing. Snow day tomorrow already, so it's all good. I plan to show off my sledding prowess tomorrow. Check CNN for the gag reel at the end of their broadcast. "Large woman on sled takes out mailboxes before running into light pole" will be comedy gold. Guaranteed.
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