We've been getting slammed with snow these past few weeks! Normally when it snows here, we get a little downtime between storms. To the point where the snow will sometimes melt completely before the next batch arrives. Lately? Not so much. We have been getting only a few days between storms, which means the piles are just getting higher and higher. I have shoveled over seventy inches of snow off the back deck in the past ten days! 3 feet the first time (Juno), 2 feet the second time (Linus), and then a bonus 8 or so inches yesterday morning. For the record, the forecast for yesterday's snow varied based on which weather report you looked at, but was either going to be "a coating to an inch of snow" or "1-3 inches." HA!!!!! Needless to say, everyone was caught off guard by the eight inches we got. But at least it keeps us on our toes, I suppose! I've also done something new: I raked the snow off of the roof! Not on the whole thing, just the lower bits where it has piled up more. And let me tell you, that is an upper body workout. Even with a high-quality roof rake, it is brutal!
So with all this fun snow, the kids only went to school two days last week. And Friday was the first day they actually went together. There was no school on Monday or Tuesday because of winter storm Linus. Wednesday we DID have school, and Maya went, but Niko had pinkeye (hooray). So he stayed home with me and the pediatrician called in the prescription for the eyedrops for us. Then, on Thursday, there was a two-hour delay, which meant that there was no morning kindergarten. So Niko went, but not Maya. And Friday, everyone was healthy and the sun was shining... school for all! Including me, because Niko's teacher desperately needed someone to make all the copies (since nobody had been able to come in all week). So it was nice to get back into the routine, even if just for a day, haha!!
Anyway, before I move on... Here are some pictures from our storms... these first few are from Winter Storm Linus:
And let it be noted that this giant mountain of snow, one of FOUR very large piles, is entirely from me shoveling off the back deck. That's a lot of snow.
So then we got the "surprise" storm that didn't even get a name (poor storm!). But it dropped a good eight inches of heavy, wet snow on us. Even more fun to shovel. And because of the timing, I was the one who had to clear the driveway this time. It's normally Gus' thing, but I did a pretty good job! Even Maya's kindergarten teacher commented on how impressed she was that we were still keeping our driveway so nice a wide. It's hard work with all this snow!
And now, we are in the early stages of Winter Storm Marcus, which is expected to dump another 1-2 FEET on us. Hooray! haha. I am just thankful that we have a big front yard and a powerful snowblower. Plenty of places for us to throw this stuff and get it out of the way. Though really, it's getting to be a bit much! We're well on our way to being the snowiest metropolitan area (Worcester, MA) in the United States. Go us?
In other news... I forgot to mention Family Skate Day, which was last weekend! It was a town event, and both kids were eager to try out the ice skates they got for Christmas (that I finally got sharpened!). They loved it! It had been a while, but Niko was speeding along by the end, and Maya was making good progress on her own, too. Plus we got to hang out with friends-- everybody won!
And then last night... It was the night Maya has been waiting for for TWO YEARS! The town-sponsored Daddy-Daughter Dance! She and Gus went two years ago, but then the event didn't happen last year. She was very sad about that. But this year, it was back and better than ever before! The theme was "Frozen" (very appropriate in many ways!), and it was held at the local upper-elementary school. Here they were before they left for dinner:
And here's the official photo from the dance... Cute, though I don't think I will buy it. The photographer is my friend's husband.
Anyway, they both had a lot of fun! They enjoyed a fine meal at Friendly's, then headed to the dance itself. Maya was all about the snacks, as always! Cupcakes, water, veggies, the works-- she ate it all! And she danced! Gus took this very short, very dark video with his phone, but you get the general idea. She was a happy girl. And no, they weren't the only ones there-- there were about sixty "couples" total. Very, very sweet. Maya loves spending time with her daddy, and he loves spending time with her!
(for those who haven't watched the movie "Tangled" as much as we have, that song happens to be the one that plays over the closing credits. And Maya knows it very, VERY well, haha!! I'm sure she was excited that they played it!)
And that brings us to today! I raked the roof and took Niko to a birthday party. It wasn't snowing at all until the party ended, which meant that I had to drive 20+ miles in the snow, in the dark, on back roads. But having snow tires has changed my life. We are all home safe and sound, and school has already been canceled again for tomorrow. So now we just hunker down and see what this storm will bring... we have big plans to stay in our jammies and bake cupcakes tomorrow! :)
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