Snow Fun

Earlier this week we were all preparing for "snowmageddon".  In preparation I headed to the grocery store and stocked our fridge, going way over my normal weekly grocery spending.

The snowfall came but it was not as much as we were preparing for.  I think we ended up with 10" but having lived most my life in Utah or Michigan that did seem like too much - but definitely enough to cancel school (even homeschool) and play.

Here is Henry enjoying a few chomps.

Paul took the boys to play hockey on my brother's pond.

I stayed back with the younger ones and rested while they played around me (that is a trick I sometimes do).

Yes it was cold!  But there is something that happened this winter where I don't mind it so much.  In fact, it almost feels good, the sharp temperatures are just a reminder that we are alive!

Now for the real fun, sledding.  We shared a day of it with some friends.

Then this morning as I was bustling myself and kids out the door to make it to a homeschool group, Paul interrupted the process with the request for me to read something on his laptop.  I was already running late and resisted the request because of limited time.  I did a double take at the author's name and then flooded him with questions - "what"?  "when did you submit this"?  "are you going to write another one"?  

Check it out, Paul's guest piece at AnnArbor.com today.  I was both amused and surprised.  I am told there actually may be more to come - I can't wait!  

And if the forecast suggests even more snow, bring it on because my fridge is still stocked and there is nothing more satisfying than a warm hearty meal after a play in the snow.