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On Saturday, Dave left the house at 6:15AM and came home just in time for dinner. He was a judge for our region's Odyssey of the Mind competition. It was a long but fun day for him. Meanwhile, I juggled both kids. It was a long but fun day for me as well, except with a healthy dollop of stir-crazy mixed in. It threatened rain all day so although the temps were decent, I didn't want to risk walking down to the park only to have to pack it in and run home. (We only have one car, and Dave took it. I know, we're so 1960's.) Naturally, it didn't start to rain until after the kids were in bed and I was out walking the dog.

After breakfast on Sunday, I put on my rain boots and jacket and headed out for a walk in the rain, that's how desperate I was for a little alone time. It was warm enough out and there was no wind to drive the rain so I parked myself on a bench next to the Mighty Susquehanna and watched the rain-and-snow-melt-filled river rush by. When I came home we got ourselves together and headed out for our weekly ice skating adventure. Holly and I hit the concession stand and wandered around the rink, alternately waving at Henry and Dave whenever they went by and running inside to thaw by the fire. When we packed it in and headed for the car, the temperature outside had dropped significantly. Within an hour or so, the rain changed over to sleet. I happened to have the good fortune to be looking out the window when it changed from sleet to snow. I couldn't believe I had started the day off with a nice walk in the rain and now it was snowing. Dave drove in to work after Henry and Holly were in bed and didn't get home until around 1AM. He told me he had left work for home around 12:15AM. It's a ten minute walk from our house to his office, so normally it's a three minute drive. Apparently he got stuck in the parking lot a couple of times, and then when he got home, our driveway had been plowed in and he had to shovel it out. Poor guy.

The next morning we woke up to this:

and this:

Don't the adirondack chairs look soft and cozy?

School was cancelled and Henry, Holly, and I spent another stir-crazy day at home. I had no idea the snow was coming, so I had no plan for the day. The three of us don't do well if there's no plan. By dinner Henry was going bananas, as was I, and Holly was tearing the house apart. In hindsight it was pretty funny, in practice it wasn't pretty.

I love snow, however, I'm also ready to see some leaves on the trees and flowers in the ground. Bring it on, Spring.