snow day - again

when the call came from the superintendent this morning at 5:30am, i thought it sounded like he was going to cry. another snow day. the kids were relatively healthy (not quite 100% but we had been fever-free for a few days) and it was going to be 'warm' - for snow anyway - so i thought we would try sledding.

yeah. not my best call.

i got everyone bundled up. i had underestimated how tired everyone was from the lack of sleep over the past few weeks. there was some crying, but we were already most of the way dressed and i couldn't turn back now...

the snow was great and the few times they got down the hill were really fun, but the snow was so deep that they couldn't walk in it. we had to walk in the street (where it was clear) to get to the better 'hill' because they couldn't walk through the yard. and then then i had to lift each kid up over the plowed snow pile to get them into our yard again - maybe 2-3 feet above the street level.

they could get down the hill, but not back up and manning couldn't even stand in the snow. most of the yard was deep enough to come up to my knee so the kids were really struggling. let's just say that we were not outside very long before i gave up. and carried the boys in one at a time. crying. at least madelyn was able to fight her way in on her own.

i am still figuring out this 'playing in the snow' thing.

love.