SNOWED IN: Day 3

We are on our third day of no school here. I didn't post yesterday, but we were snowed in all day. It snowed from Monday night until Tuesday night. Then the winds picked up and blew all the snow around all night which caused huge drifts. The road crews spent all day yesterday trying to get everyone plowed out. All in all I think we have about a foot of snow on the ground which is a lot for us. It is frigidly cold here right now. Negative temps. Which I HATE!! Luckily the boys were able to spend quite a bit of time sledding on Tuesday before the drifts got so deep and the temps got so cold. My husband took them out for a little yesterday to sled but they had to sled on a path he had scooped because the snow is drifted so deep that even DH and I have a hard time walking in it on most parts of our property. I took all these photos yesterday to show how deep the drifts are.

The picture below shows where our driveway meets the road. You can see that it was totally drifted shut. Since we don't own a four-wheel drive vehicle we were pretty much stranded at home all day yesterday. The county finally plowed our road around 7:00 p.m. last night.

I wish I could say I've been really productive on our snow days, but I haven't really been. The Christmas program at my school is tomorrow night and I've decided to go ahead and have it even though a majority of my students won't have practiced all week. So.....that's on my mind right now. I'm sure it will all be fine. And although the boys and I are having a good time at home, it will be nice to get back to our routines again tomorrow.

Sights and Sounds of a SNOW DAY!!! (Part 1)

Today the boys and I are home from our respective schools because the Midwest is having a HUGE snowstorm right now. It's been snowing here since about 10 p.m. last night and isn't supposed to stop until about that time tonight. We may very well have another snow day tomorrow. Since I am blessed with more time at home today I decided to blog about our day here at home.

Well, even though both my boys' schools were cancelled as of last night both my boys were awake by 6:30 a.m.!! I guess I forgot to mention that you are supposed to SLEEP IN on a snow day. It was still a relaxing morning and we went sledding in our front yard around 9:00 a.m. While the boys were sledding I took a bunch of pictures of them and of the snow. Our rooster, Arthur (AKA "The chicken formerly known as Dixie), was crowing his head off while we were sledding so I thought it would be cool to make a little video of that to post on the blog. Of course when I started taping on my camera he didn't crow. However, I am pleased to report that this post does include the very first video I've ever posted. Scroll down and you can view, "Snow Chickens", directed and filmed by yours truly.

Below you can see our dog, Buzz. He is not enamored with the snow. I took him out to do his thing an hour or so ago and the snow is almost up to his tummy. Here you can see him sacked out on the floor next to me while I type this.



By the end of this storm we could have about a foot of snow on the ground. It is so peaceful to be outdoors in the country when the snow is falling. There is really nothing else like it that I've ever experienced. So serene and lovely.



The chickens are not incredibly thrilled about the snow either. They spent most of yesterday and today so far "cooped up" in their coop. Here you can see the silent Arthur and Clara peeking out their chicken door.




When I approached the coop to start filming my masterpiece, Sarah, our outgoing chicken, came out to greet us. She is such a camera hog. She is basically the star of the movie and wouldn't have it any other way. She is such a little diva!! ha!




You can see from this photo that we already have several inches of snow and it's not letting up anytime soon.




And now, the moment you've all been waiting for..............may I present the premiere of "Snow Chickens". (In case you are wondering who is speaking to the chickens in a dippy voice..........it was my twin sister. OK..........it was me.) Enjoy!! (NOTE: To hear the audio and to begin the video, click on the arrow in the lower left corner. Or click on the big arrow in the center. You may also need to scroll down to the very bottom of the blog screen to temporarily turn off my playlist. Otherwise you'll be hearing music and the video at the same time which would potentially be very annoying.)

PS: I will post later about all the other stuff we're doing today. I am just really excited to see if the video works so I have to post this right now!!!