Let it SNOW! Let it SNOW! Let it SNOW!

I guess you can say we will have a white Christmas because this snow isn't going anywhere anytime soon! Everything is completely covered! It's finally a snow storm like I remember when I was a kid! It has been years since I have seen snow like this. I have told the girls many times that it just doesn't snow like it did when I was a kid. I remember playing on several huge(10-12 feet high) snow hills out in front of the house that my dad made with the tractor & loader because there was no other way to move it! The girls finally got a glimpse of what I have been talking about. With Adam's job, snow days are crazy. It requires him to leave very early to check road conditions. The first phone call came in at 3:45 a.m. and they didn't stop after that! Snow plows couldn't keep up with the heavy falling snow, so around 7:30a.m. the announcement was made to cancel school. I have to say I was a little shocked! I never had the experience of school being cancelled when I was a kid! From reports it hasn't happened in over fifty years! I told the girls the news and couldn't believe that they were a little disappointed! Kaitlyn said, " But we were going to make gingerbread houses today!", and Kourtney response was, "But what about the gifts we were going to give?" As you can imagine everyone was outside trying to clear driveways and sidewalks, and there were several high school boys out as well. It was fun to see others with the excitement I had anticipated my girls having! When the boys heard the news they raised their shovels over their heads and yelled, "Ya!!! No school!!!!" It was funny! My kids responses told me how much they really do enjoy school! After shoveling and snow blowing several times, I decided to measure. 20 1/2 inches in a twenty four hour period! It could have been more since the wind in our area likes to blow on a regular basis and makes it look like a winter wonderland most of the time. I loved walking outside and seeing kids in every snow pile and in every yard. They were loving it! The girls stayed outside for four hours playing, sledding, and making snow sculptures! I guess we are living up to our motto: "The Greatest Snow On Earth"!