and then it started raining

it was still snowing when i woke up this morning. and it kept snowing till 11 30, when i had to pick up Holden, they had early dismissal because of the snow. since it wasn't very cold (because it was snowing) we decided to go play in the snow before going home. so we crossed the street to our sledding hill. the snow was finally perfect for snowballs and snowmen. me and Mackenna made a mini snowman. then i thought it looked like the Grinch! but a guy that was on the hill said it looked like Shrek hah a little while later we hurried home because Holden really had to go to the bathroom. he holds it in all day and after school every day he runs to the bathroom right when we get home. he's weird. then we had hot chocolate :)

Carrie also got to come home early! we talked in the living room while we were both on our computers. then she went to take a nap while the kids watched a movie. and then it started raining. rain and snow is seriously the worst thing! the beautiful snow turns into mush. watery icy mush. it's so disappointing. then a bit later it turned to frozen rain. apparently different than hail. then there was thunder and lightning. sweet! then it turned back to snow :) and it's still going strong. oh plus strong winds. at about 25 mph. it's snowed about 5 inches already in the past few hours. I'm excited for tomorrow! school will definitely be cancelled. and i think Steven doesn't have to go into work either. boo yah! SNOW DAYYY. plus sleeping in!!!!

our awesome severe weather alert:

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST THURSDAY.

* PRECIPITATION TYPE: SNOW, HEAVY AT TIMES.

* ACCUMULATIONS: 8 TO 12 INCHES.

* TIMING: HEAVY SNOW IS EXPECTED THROUGH ABOUT MIDNIGHT. SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR WILL OCCUR. THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO END WELL BEFORE DAYBREAK THURSDAY.

* IMPACTS: ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL CREATE VERY DIFFICULT TRAVEL.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET... AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.