Life as a Leach

We got 7 inches of snow here on Monday night into Tuesday morning, which caused us to be out of school for Tuesday and Wednesday and have a delay on Thursday!  With a day off already on Monday for Presidents' Day, this was a very short school/work week! It is bitterly cold here with wind chills well into the negatives, but the kids still wanted to play outside.  Caleb is of the age that he wants to play with his neighborhood friends, so I didn't get any pictures of him.  He had a great time sledding outside and watching movies with them though!   Chloe REALLY loves the snow, which is surprising for a Boxer!  They are typically fair-weather dogs, but she really enjoyed gallopping around in the snow and eating big mouthfuls!  She tired herself out running around and around the back yard!  (She loves our fenced-in yard!) Abby begged me for several hours to go outside, despite my best efforts to entice her to stay in where it is warm! ...

When there's tons of hype, we get no snow.  When we are told that there's not going to be anymore than a dusting, we get a day off of school!! Today didn't start out so fabulously.  A snow day meant Caleb had to come with Abby and me to the genetics appointment.  I got an early start to allow for slow travel this morning.  It was a good thing, because it took me twice as long to get out of the county as normal.  (Am I the only one who has landmarks to check my time?  Ie:  out of the county within 30 minutes, get to rt 665 an hour before my scheduled appointment, enter Baltimore City within 20 minutes, etc.  Is that weird?!)  The roads in the southern end of the county were really not so good.  It got significantly better the farther north I got, so I was able to drive closer to the speed limit by the time I got to the county border. We had just left the county when I heard Caleb yell, "Uh oh!  Uh oh!"  I pulled over, but no...

Well, our "snow" was nothing but one big disappointment.  We got a whole lot of nuttin', but Caleb did get to come home from school two hours early because of the threat of snow.  I dug out the snow suits, waterproofed the boots, and anxiously awaited the "storm" to begin....it never did.  :( So, I guess Abby's first real snow won't be until next year.  Sadness.

SNOW!!!!!!!! I am sooooooooo excited for the snow in the forecast!!!  We had none to speak of last year, and I'm really looking forward to seeing Abby's reaction to the white stuff.  This will be her first experience!  Caleb has never really cared for it, but I'm hoping maybe I have one snow lover who will build a snowman with me!  :) If we get what they say we're going to, then pictures of our snow activities will be coming!!