Snow and More Snow

We were forced to wake up bright and early this morning when we received a phone call. Quincy's school has an automated system in place which calls every parent when school has been delayed or cancelled. This morning's call was to tell us that school had been cancelled. So, after a quick check on the internet, we discovered that the elementary school had also been cancelled. We went back to bed for a short time, until the kids woke up and realized that school had been cancelled and proceeded to bounce off the walls in their excitement. The snow had started coming down hard and never stopped all day. It's still snowing. Those big, fat, fluffy flakes that are just beautiful.




Too cold for good packing snow, so the kids didn't make any snowmen but they sure had a ball sledding down the little hill in our backyard. I shoveled the driveway once in the late morning and then had Quincy and Tabitha do it again in the late afternoon. It's still not clear as the snow keeps falling but at least it's a start. Max and Calvin had a ball warming up in the hot tub after a hard morning "on the slopes".
We've gotten about 6-8 inches of snow so far and they are predicting more for tonight and tomorrow. The wind has also picked up so I'm seriously wondering if school will be cancelled again tomorrow. A four day weekend after only a two day week doesn't seem quite right. I made a big pot of potato soup this afternoon and two loaves of homemade bread. Josh is home safely from work so LET IT SNOW!