We're going on our 2nd snow day with actual snow this time. We've had at least 5 "snow days" this year so far, but they have actually been ice days, rain days, a couple "too cold" days and one day with less than a 1/2 an inch of snow. But this time… they seem to have gotten in right. We got about 12-14 inches of snow on Thursday - we were off Thurs and Friday. Monday is a holiday - so we're enjoying a 5 day weekend. I've been slowly but surely working my way through my To Do list. All those things I've been putting off, because I've been so busy with work, crew etc…
We did a little Cul-de-sac shovel party. That always makes things more fun - if we're all out there together! We got the whole cul-de-sac and even the road shoveled. Mike had his tractor out and we all went to town. He may only get to use that darn tractor once or twice every couple of years, but we sure are thankful for it when he does.
Even the boy got out there and did some work. He's virtually impossible to get out of his room and off the computer, but once you do, he's a damn hard worker. I'll give him that. Wouldn't it be nice though if they'd just jump up and "Oh yes, I want to help. Shoveling will be a fun family bonding adventure." That's what it would be like in Julie's LaLa Land! If I had my way :o)
The dogs got into it after a bit of hesitation. Of course they wouldn't go out and go pee, until we all went out to shovel. I don't understand how they can hold their pee for so long! They romped around for quite a bit. Zoey looked like a little cow gazelle. The snow came up past her belly so she had to leap and bound everywhere. It was pretty humorous.
The snow banks made perfect beer coolers for the guys. They were silly, like little kids, mainly I think because they felt a little naughty drinking beer at 1030 in the morning! But they worked hard and they deserved it. I certainly did not feel guilty eating the chocolate chip muffin I hid in the pantry when I finished!!
We did end up getting a little bit of snow. Sadly, here in Virginia even a little bit of snow was enough to get us 2 snow days! I think we actually got about 2 inches of snow, but it was mainly mixed with rain, so it wasn't even very pretty or enjoyable. But I'm not going to argue with 2 days to do nothing. I spent them scrapbooking, catching up on projects and watching my favorite old Sci Fi movies. I watched Logan's Run, which is actually the first real Science Fiction movie I remember watching. I was in the 5th or 6th grade and we had a TV on a rolling cart that we could move from room to room. I snuck it in my room, turned all the lights off and kept the volume really low so I wouldn't get busted and I watched Logan's Run. I was fascinated and amazed by this movie. Next on my trip down memory lane... Fantastic Voyage! Oh how I loved this movie. They shrink the people down, and inject them into the human body and off they go. I was fascinated by it all. Lastly, The Andromeda strain! I think all these movies are why I love Science Fiction, why I'm a Lab Tech and why I love Microbiology so much. No matter how campy or out of date or silly they seem I love them. They are like comfort food for my brain. I'm so thankful for the 2 days to let me enjoy them again.
