Snow Days

I remember being horrified when I visited my Brother-in-law in Concord one year and went into the local school for the day. It was a fabulous primary school  - well Elementary School called The Alcott School as Louisa May Alcott lived in Concord.  I had a wonderful morning there and was planning to spend the whole day but they closed at lunchtime. The reason was snow. And by snow I mean real serious mega snow. It was March 31st 1997 and we were about to be hit by an incredible blizzard - The so called April Fool Blizzard saw the third worst snow in the Boston area, shut the eastern Seaboard and stopped us returning home on 1st April. Such fun but - it was that day I learnt that in America if a school closes for snow then snow days, extra school days, are tacked on at the end of term.

Crickey - I hope that doesn't get implemented here as we have had a snow day- YEY!!!!

I LOVE snow. We see it very rarely and it is so exciting. It was due to start snowing at about 6 am but when I woke up at 5 and looked out of the window there was already a heck of a lot of the white stuff.  and it kept falling solidly.  Our neighbour had to take his partner in to work and it took him two and a half hours and he said it was awful getting to a main road. We are quite a way - about a mile - from the first road that stands even a chance of being gritted. I am so glad I didn't have to go in. I would have made it but probably not by car. I would have had to walk and then get a bus.

I gather from Nigel's mom in the next town that she didn't have that much and it stopped earlier, but we are very exposed (when we drive down our road the temperature drops a degree - I kid you not ... it truly does) and so with quite a wind and the colder air the heath was covered and it was really deep in some places where it had drifted. We measured a footprint in our drive and it was just over 2". Lovely.

So Nigel and I did what any kid would do and we went out to play and were out hours. I was so cold I couldn't feel the cold anymore but it was amazing.

So here are some of the photos (I rarely get to show snow pictures so be prepared for a fair few)

 

View from the front windows

 

and the back

 

and we enjoyed 'our' heath so much

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

We are so lucky to have this on our literal doorstep

 

Nij was clever to catch these mid air

 

 

 

 

 

 

and when we had had a nice walk we came home and had a snowman building competition - wasn't much of a competition to be honest as his was huge and mine was tiny.

But they were great fun to make and very different.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

and I. of course, made a snowcat

 

 

 

 

 

 

Such a fun morning

 

Now I guess I am going to be doing some snow scrapping, but I have other scrapping to share first.

It is PICKLE BARREL TIME

 

 

That means loads of colour coordinated kits all on sale at just $1 each at Pickleberrypop.

 

So dash over and grab some loveliness.

 

Here is a page I made with the creations by Fayette Designs I Loved You First

 

 

 The photo is of my cousin Richie on his wedding day

 

and here is one using products by Lorie M called L'il Treasure L'il moments

 

Today I am thankful for

• SNOW
• the beauty of nature when clothed in white
• snow days
• being warm inside

 

 

 

 

 

Comments

[Colleen F]

It depends on the state whether we have to make up snow days or not. I live in Iowa and we make up snow days, but in Illinois as long as they stay under I think 10 snow days then they don't have to make the up. I kind of consider snow days to be a mixed bag. I enjoy the unexpected day off with my kids (or kid at this point) but I hate having to make up days after memorial day.

[Barb in AK]

Okay, Karen, you had me laughing my head off. I thought sure it was a typo when you wrote that you had 2". I told Steve you surely meant 2'.... then I saw the photos! Sorry for laughing so hard, but I almost brought tears to my eyes! Perhaps, as you say you rarely get snow, it must be like Florida getting snow--- just not used to it.
While living in Alaska, there was no such thing as "snow days". In the 23 years I taught up there, we did get 1 day (about my 20th year) because the ice fog was so bad, the bus company refused to send out their drivers. Another year (probably my 22 year), the new superintendent of the school district did a 360° in her driveway, pulled back into her garage, called into the district and personally dismissed school for the day (for the children. The teachers had to go in for a "work day", but we were given two hours to get in. Also, the high school students were already in class, so it was a BIG hassle to get them home again). That super was from Alabama or North Carolina or some such state that doesn't know how to handle a car in ice and snow! LOL!!
After that, there were always 3 days written in to the school calendar at the end of the year. Those days would be used for "make up days", in case there was a weather emergency. If the days were not used, then the teachers had to have 3 "in-service days" at their buildings.
Enjoy the day. No doubt it will melt soon. :-)

[Barb in AK]

P.S. I meant to say I really liked your snow sculptures. You and Nigel are amazing artists :-)

[Mary D]

We have had a really cold biting wind here today,but no snow,it is great to look at and walk in when it is fresh,but not so great for those who have to go out to work, in all weather.im glad we are both retired, and can choose to go out or not.i hope you get to enjoy the weekend with all the fun the snow can bring! I think your snow man and snow cat are brilliant Karen! It is the first snow cat I have seen

[Jemma @ Just-Jimjams]

We had about 12" today ... shame I had to walk 2 miles to get to work! Love your snow sculptures - I now want more snow so that I can play tomorrow!