We got our first real snow the week of Thanksgiving and Brenna LOVED it! There were snowmen, snow angles, and snowball fights. It made for some pretty awesome school recesses. Even I enjoyed opening all the blinds and just watching the snow fall. Before now, it was something that I'd only ever seen in movies, and as strangely new as it all is to me, I thankful for our opportunity to get to experience this.
It snowed steadily for about three days and the accumulation stayed with us for more than a week. I had to shovel my driveway and use my ninja tool ice scrapper for my car's windshield. Since that time we've gotten snow flurries on and off through the weeks with some accumulation, but it was usually followed by rain that would wash everything away. I'm not complaining, because in general its been a mild winter for this area. We usually drop into the 20s at night and stay just above freezing during the days. There were a few days we even broke into the low 40s. That's considered a warm winter for here!
As we approach Christmas, my dream for our first white Christmas is dwindling. The snow that was forecasted earlier in the week has changed to rain. Brenna asked Santa for a sled, and unfortunately she may have to wait a while before we can try it out. While I'm a bit disappointed that we won't be able to run out the back door on Christmas morning and start building a snow fort with her new snow brick maker, I'm not too worried. There will be snow, we'll just have to wait a little while for it. January is forecasted to have much colder temperatures. So for now, I'm satisfied with slowly growing accustomed to our new winter wonderland, since it was already a very steep learning curve!
It snowed steadily for about three days and the accumulation stayed with us for more than a week. I had to shovel my driveway and use my ninja tool ice scrapper for my car's windshield. Since that time we've gotten snow flurries on and off through the weeks with some accumulation, but it was usually followed by rain that would wash everything away. I'm not complaining, because in general its been a mild winter for this area. We usually drop into the 20s at night and stay just above freezing during the days. There were a few days we even broke into the low 40s. That's considered a warm winter for here!
As we approach Christmas, my dream for our first white Christmas is dwindling. The snow that was forecasted earlier in the week has changed to rain. Brenna asked Santa for a sled, and unfortunately she may have to wait a while before we can try it out. While I'm a bit disappointed that we won't be able to run out the back door on Christmas morning and start building a snow fort with her new snow brick maker, I'm not too worried. There will be snow, we'll just have to wait a little while for it. January is forecasted to have much colder temperatures. So for now, I'm satisfied with slowly growing accustomed to our new winter wonderland, since it was already a very steep learning curve!
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