SNOW!!!!!

Lots of it. Feet and inches worth. 4" from a record for Northern Va, in fact. I used to love snow. And snow days. That was before I had 9 kids. That translates to at least 18 pairs of boots, lots of mittens/gloves/hats. Wet socks, and snow pants in every size. Mick has been wearing pink snow pants with purple boots. Not because these are his favorite colors, but because they are what we have that fit him. The kids will have racked up at least 8 days off from school if they go back on Tuesday. Word is that they might have to go on President's Day. The state does not have enough resources to handle this much snow, so many of the side streets have not been plowed. Fortunately, our street is a bit of a thorough-fare, so they plowed it relatively quickly, this time. The school's parking lots have yet to be plowed, and the side streets are not safe for buses. We have all been watching way too much TV and spent much too much time plugged into our various electronic gadgets. The power went out for four hours a few days ago. We kept a fire going in our wood burning stove, cooked hot dogs on top of it, and we all played charades and hangman. It was fun, and made me realize that we don't spend nearly enough time doing fun family things. My husband has been off for the last couple of days, and will be off tomorrow. Since there is no snow predicted, the driveway has been shoveled, and the temps should be ideal, we agreed to get out there and really play with the kids in the snow tomorrow. After all, this is a historical event! I will not stress about the wet clothing or the puddles on the floor, and I will remember what it was like to be a kids and just play!