That's How We Roll

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Wouldn't you know it, the day I am supposed to leave the airport we get hit with a winter storm.  Not including the freak October nor'easter, I think this is the first significant snowfall this winter.  After the dry, green winter we have had the timing is just perfect.  Perhaps the universe is conspiring against more than just my house...  Hmmm...

Anyway, school was canceled and the husband left early for work.  I called in late and after confirming with a baby sitter so I could get to work, I realized that I had to deal with the driveway.

Our driveway is much longer now and is not paved so you get the added fun of scooping up snow and dirt.  It doesn't melt as quickly either as on black top and forget about bouncing a basketball.

The snow is wet and dense, great for snow forts, bad for shoveling.  Unfortunately small temperamental engines are not my forte either so the snow blower is out, but I know how to wield a shovel.  After about 20 minutes though I started getting tired and sweaty in my work clothes so I called the kids over to help.  This is their idea for "shoveling" the driveway.  What do you know, it worked!

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Winter is here

After a surprise late October nor-easter, the weather here in New England has been downright spring like.  It was our first green Christmas in a while (and we mean green, the grass hadn't even turned brown yet).

Alas, on Thursday January 12th we woke to our first snowfall since winter officially began back in December.

School did not get canceled, but the kids ran down, geared up, and went outside to play before the bus came.  They built our first snow duck.  They also came running in to report that the ducks had turned yellow (the snow being whiter than they are)...

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Winter

Icicles January 2010

More icicles - January 2010

Even More Icicles...

View through the trees

Snow banks

One of the reasons I live where I live...

This is the view from my bedroom window during one of our many last snowfalls. The barn belongs to my neighbor across the street and is well over 100 years old. 

There is something so peaceful about snow.  This last snow day my nine year old and I were curled up on the couch watching Harry Potter while the snow piled up outside. 

Of course this next week is supposed to be cold...we are going to the arctic tonight.  We have already gone through three tanks of oil since the end of November and now it's going to get really cold...

Tonight

Clear

Lo -11 °F