Showing posts with label snow day. Show all posts
Showing posts with label snow day. Show all posts

Thursday, January 27, 2011

four and a half day weekend (!)






school cancelled. so much freaking snow. Steven and Holden were outside shoveling for a long time. then when we decided that we were finally going to go to Wendy's, the rest of us came outside. but they weren't even close to being done. the cars were still covered in snow and with no way out. it was so fun though. walking in the street since everywhere else you sank into the snow which was about a foot and a half (most streets are one way streets here, so it was fine). all of our neighbors (people we don't know) were out shoveling too. it felt like...Christmas or something. i can't think of what exactly it felt like. maybe more like 4th of July or Thanksgiving, when EVERYONE is out doing and celebrating the same thing. i just wanted to lay in the perfect looking snow. ahhhh. but i know that once you do it it's not as fun as it looks. only if you have super water proof clothes on...which i didn't. once we got the snow off the car, me Holden and mackenna sat in the car while Steven and Carrie finished shoveling. we jammed to the good radio station that i found and that Steven and Carrie never listen to. then after a long time we finally left.
when we got back from Wendy's, Steven had to finish shoveling the rest of our sidewalk. so instead of going inside, we all stayed outside and played in the snow. i, of course, took a bunch of pictures. we walked in the street, we went into the graveyard, we threw snowballs, and we made a snowman :) the graveyard was awesome because no one had been in there yet so it was perfect. so we got to see just how deep the snow was! and it was DEEEEP! like up to my knees in some spots! it was so sweeet. but i had to carry mackenna (because it would be impossible for her to walk in, obviously) and she is so freaking heavy now so we didn't stay in the graveyard for a long time.
Carrie started making a snowman. we helped and it looked awesome. then a snow plow almost took me out. then we finally went inside cuz it was getting dark, and i couldn't feel my toes anymore.
we watched some Glee. then i made my tuna zucchini pasta :) it was delicious, of course. but Steven and Holden stayed upstairs playing video games -__- then they came downstairs when we were done and they just ate brownies and oreos. i swear, sometimes........
anyway, Carrie found out that her school is cancelled AGAIN tomorrow!!!!! and Holden only has a 2 hour delay. YESSSS!!. all day just me mackenna and Carrie. and sleeping in AGAIN. we're gonna go shopping ahahah super dangerous for me, but what the heck. Holden won't be there so the possibilities are endless!! Carrie already has a bunch of ideas of things we can do tomorrow haha!
hasta manana!

Wednesday, January 26, 2011

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.

Thursday, January 13, 2011

sledding day 2




the AWESOME paths that i made

the wall we hid behind

right when Carrie got home around 5, we bundled up and went to our awesome hill to sled some more! it was already getting dark out. after a few runs, Carrie left to get food from the Amish market for dinner. Holden accidentally let the air plug thing open. so our sled deflated. but i tried snowboarding with it and was pretty successful :) then we decided to just roll around in the snow. and then eat some of it. and then some random guy tried to throw a snowball at us, but it hit a tree instead. so Holden yelled at them. and he thought he saw them getting more snowballs ready to ambush us, so we hid behind a snow wall and started getting snowballs ready for them. but they never came. so we threw them at each other. then rolled down the hill and tried to do some cartwheels.
all of my clothes were frozen. my gloves, my jeans, my shirt. plus my toes and knees and legs and butt. so sweet. me and Holden agreed that it felt like we peed our pants and we had bad wedgies. even sweeter.
when we got home i got right in the hot shower :)

luckily, Holden has actually been good with me since i got back...which has only been a week, but it feels like a month. but, he still has his SUPER ANNOYING moments...just not with me :)

Wednesday, January 12, 2011

snow day



sooo much snow from last night!

Holden and Carrie's schools were canceled today so i got to sleep in (!) but of course Holden and Mackenna were playing downstairs and SCREAMING right next to my door. urgh. but i officially woke up at like 11. ahh so nice.
i spent most of the morning in my room and the kids glittered snowflakes. i kinda wish everyday could be a snow day, just so i can sleep in and do nothing! but it's nice when Holden isn't home during the day. ahah

sledding!!



he was too cold to smile

my first snow angel! i got snow down my pants....and the snow was past my ankles.

the boots mackenna's wearing are about 3 sizes too big for her hahaha


when she's cold she doesnt move or talk or smile. and i was too cold to do anything about my camera strap...


welp, I'm frozen right now. I'm trying to defrost....but i think it's permanent. we went sledding (my first time!) and it was so much funnnn. i definitely need me some snow gear though! it was like ice blocking but less dangerous....well ok i did eat it and almost died a couple of times today, but ice blocking causes more injuries and bruising and grass stains.
we went out and bought a sled-they only had inflatable ones left. but it was way better than regular plastic sleds! we found an awesome hill area right across the street from Holden's school. a bunch of people were sledding there. but it was right next to the parking lot of the rec center...sooo when you get to the bottom of the hill sometimes you (me) would go OVER the big piles of snow that were plowed from the parking lot, then land on the gravel. ha ya...those were the times that i almost died and should have been wearing some serious safety gear. it was so worth it though. and we're going again tomorrow :)
p.s. i wanttttt this boarding jacket and pants from Burton!! too bad i DO have enough money, because it's reallyy tempting.

Saturday, January 8, 2011

my first snow day!





yesterday was my first snow day! i was disappointed when i arrived on wednesday and all the snow was melted away. only leftover chucks of ice were pushed up against the sides of the roads. but yesterday when i woke up, it was snowing. the whole world was white. i love the snow! it only snowed about an inch all day, but we still had fun in it!