Snow

A quick record of our snow so far this season:

11-15-22

 

11-18-22

11-20-22, enough snow on the country roads for the big girls' school to call for a snow day!

The twins made a snowman out of the first snow, and he looked a little like he was melting into the ground.

With the next snow though, he looked like he was rising up from the ground.  Much creepier.

I would imagine that this is far from the last snow post for the year, but this is all we've gotten for now!!

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edit: backdated for continuity.

Snow!!

The end of November was very snowy for us!  The kids went out and built 3 different snowmen, as each new day brought more snow!

The snow gauge from Mary Jacqueline was reading 6inches over the 3 days!!

Snow 12-6-21

Snow 12-7-21

Snow 12-18-21:

My Grandmother always said that snow is super fun as a kid, I think my children would agree with her 100%.  I'm still not convinced though. ; )

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Edit 12-28-21: backdated for chronology's sake.

Goodbye November

267th Day of Quarantine.

36F was the high.

Still reading Midnight Sun.

Quesadillas for dinner.

The kids put out lists of "forgotten items" (usually we forgo the letter to santa in a mailbox, and simply send it during nikolausstiefel, but this year, they had a candy cane tree, so we went to grab one and send off the letter.) in their shoes. 

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266th Day of Quarantine.

42F was the high.

I embroidered Janie's name on a stocking for Deb, and while we were out, we delivered gifts to Abby and her sisters, Nick, Willow and Zoey!

I started Midnight Sun today, and am totally loving it.  I know that Twilight is known for being corny and ridiculous and I really don't care.  In fact, I spent my time following along in both books so that I could know what Bella was thinking (since Edward can't read her mind.) = 0

We had enchiladas for dinner.

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265th Day of Quarantine.

The high today was a partly sunny 44F.

In my dream last night, we were raising an alligator (to eat) in a barn with 6 doors that I couldn't find the key to lock.  The alligator needed to be kept under the drizzling shower head, and I was annoyed that the kids kept letting it out. = )

We went to our nature spot to sketch a winter solstice observation (we are still running a bit early in the course.)  The big girls were tired and gave me a bit of pushback. The littler ones enjoyed getting out of the house, and seeing some of the fun things in nature this time of year.

We had other errands to run too.  We went by the pharmacy in a failed attempt to pick up William's prescription toothpaste, then to the candy cane tree & Santa letter drop off!

Then we went to pick up some of my mops supplies for tonight, drop off a white elephant gift for our next meeting, and to pick up Avia.  Since Billy was back a day early, we were able to return Sarah's truck that she kindly lent us to sit in the airport parking lot. (So that I wouldn't be without access to a car that fits everyone, since my car is still at the mechanic, but that's another story.)

For dinner we had spaghetti.  It was simple, quick and well received.

Grace received a big package of goodies from her friend Zoey and was very excited.  Poor Juliet was sad, understandably so.  Sometimes it's tough to be a twin.

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264th Day of Quarantine.

47F was the expected high today.

The kids set up a pleasant tea time today.  My plate display is displaced because of the Christmas decorations, so we 'made due' with just a fancy plate. = )

Beef and broccoli for dinner, since it's not a dish that Billy likes and he wasn't due home until after dinner time.

Billy came home a day early, and I am so happy to have him here!  I do not sleep well when he's gone.

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263

35F was the high today.

Avia and Seven came by.

In science, the big girls were working with the Kinex set that I bought just for the purpose, and so I pulled out the small garage sale set that I picked up last spring for the other 3. Fun was had by all. = )

I packed up my Secret Santa gift: cupcake topper numbers!

Lasagna on the menu for dinner.

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262nd day of Quarantine. Kind of, Billy left today, on a small plane bound for Georgia.  The house feels too big and kind of empty without him here, despite the number of children I have running around. ; )

33F is the meager high we saw today.

We got our first snow of the year, which made for a fun recess time for the kids. = )

It wasn't a big snow, but they managed a Texas sized snow man. = )

For dinner I made a crockpot roast & roast sandwiches, since it is not one of Billy's favorites.  Many of us enjoyed the roast, but WGJ all ate their slab of roast on buttered bread instead.

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261st day of Quarantine.

41F.

Online church this morning, followed by grocery pick up.

Shots since Billy was heading to Georgia tomorrow. = (

Tree lighting, virtual

Tikka masala for dinner, before Billy leaves. = (

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Snow Days

In the past 2 weeks, we've had 6 snow days!  That means that my children have spent the majority of the school week home.  The weather has been awful, so I'm thankful that we didn't have to get out in the mess of snow, ice and "deadly cold!"

Emily went out the first day, after lots of snow had come down. she made a happy snowman  = )

We then got more snow.

And it got colder

And even colder.

On this particular day we did not get above 0 degrees F.

And then, it warmed right back up.  On Friday, the kids had school, and wanted to go back out to play after school.

Then, over the weekend we had warm temperatures into the 50s!

Monday, the weather started back up.  Emily made a little snowman out of the moderate snow we had. = )

The first day, I gave them a pass, and William was excited. = )

Emily had time to make her valentine box and address her valentines.

During the really cold days we hung out upstairs because it was warmer (since heat rises.)

Extra time each day allowed for some hot, fresh breakfasts.

 I even caught wind of a little exercise we could do at home!

But each day they don't go to school, I've been adding back in normal routines.  So today, they read and practiced the piano and did homework packets or flashcards.   They are not fans for having to work on snow days, but after the whining ended and they finished their tasks, they had lots of time to play.

On this day, they pulled out the legos and played for a long time. = )

Today they've been on their computers most of their free time, but the day is still young. = )

I'll end this post with an impressive, cold sunset.

later days