Catch-up Time: Dec 22 to Dec 23

So, we measured about 16 inches of snow when all the snowing was said and done. Here's what we did with it (once it started to rain and made the snow packable, of course):

Jason, Jenna, and Julie made a two-faced snowman, so it could look at us and look at the street. They had LOTS of fun placing the buttons for eyes, buttons, ears, jewels, etc.

Chad, Trevor, and Matt built a snow fort. The boys made secret compartments to hold their snowballs. Chad put their skills to the test by lobbing LOTS of snowballs their way.

We broke out the Marshmallow Poppers, gave some to our neighbors, and had a good marsmallow war. Some people attempted to blow their "bullets" the farthest, some attempted to knock down empty pop cans, and some preferred to eat the AMO. To each there own. Hopefully, marshmallows biodegrade quickly, because they were lost in the snow. (In the picture, the box was full of AMO - mini marshmallows.)

The snow was so deep that you couldn't tell we had a 2-tier retaining wall. Crazy!

This is Jenna with a view of our street. What a mess! We never saw a snow plow in any of the neighborhood streets. Finally, after 12 days of snow, they snowplowed the major roads by our house. When it started to rain, we just had 14 + inches of slush. Someone called it a giant slurpy--a perfect description!

We swapped kids with the neighbors on the 23rd to give the adults a "break." Chad and Julie went to 2 stores. The roads were AWFUL. You had to drive in the ruts left by the other cars. Changing lanes was a scary experience. What normally took 10 minutes to travel took 30 minutes. The stores were packed, because everyone was desperate to do that last minute shopping. Despite the road and crowd conditions, it was fun to have a "date."