Walking in a Winter Wonderland

So it has finally stopped snowing. It snowed for well over 24 hours. They just let the plows back out on the roads about an hour or so ago. They pulled them off last night because the winds were crazy strong (gusts up to 120 km/hr or 75 mph). Now the winds have died down enough that people are starting the long process of digging out.

I've counted at least 4 snowmobiles going up and down the street because right now, besides a frontloader-type snow plow or a tractor, they are the only way to get around. I tried to get a picture of one going down the street but they are zipping around and it just comes out a blur.

This is my backyard:

Yes, that is a 6 foot high fence and the kids are sitting on it like it's a park bench. A road grader type plow just came down the road and they all sat there and watched it go down the street. Last night J was jumping off the fence into the snowbank on the other side.

Amazingly they have already canceled school for tomorrow so I don't have to get up at 6:15 and find out. So, it will be a challenge to get writing time tomorrow. I didn't even try today because I knew it would be tough to write with everyone home. Maybe Wednesday the kids will be back in school so I can write because Thursday it's looking like we're getting MORE snow. At least I have lots of yarn to keep me busy while the kids are home.

Snowy Sunday

I just looked at the clock and realized it was almost 4:30 and I hadn't done my blog entry. I was going to skip it today but I don't want to break my streak. So, here I am.

Today has been a lazy day. S is still sick and woke us up at 4:30ish because her fever was back up and she needed some medicine. She couldn't get back to sleep so C stayed up with her while I slept. Once I woke up he went back to sleep for a while. Now somewhere between 4:30 and 7:30 (when I woke up), the snow started. And it hasn't stopped. And because of this we've had a rather lazy day.

I did bake some blueberry muffins (from scratch) for breakfast because it was one of the only things S would agree to eat today. I know when you have a fever it's hard to want to eat, so I was willing to make them for her. Okay, I wanted them too. Since then we've haven't been doing much. C and J have both spent a lot of time playing MineCraft, S vegged out on the sofa watching Peppa Pig until I thought her eyes would fall out, and I've just about finished C's scarf. I should be able to get it finished tonight while we watch the Walking Dead. Yay for zombies!

I am on my third cup of tea for the day and still feel like I could curl up and sleep. I think it's the snow that's making me sleepy. Maybe I'll go grab a quick nap while the chicken for tonight's soup simmers on the stove. I will leave you with this picture of my backyard.

The fence is a 6 ft tall fence. Before today's storm there was some space between the top of the fence and the snow and it was only really high in that one corner. This is what it looks like now:

Somehow I don't think the foxes will have any trouble getting over the fence. It was already high enough before on both sides (the main road is behind us and it gets piled up from the plows) that they could jump over the fence easily. Now they will be able to walk over it. There is so much snow in our backyard it is crazy. If it stops tomorrow like they say it will, I will try to get some pictures of the other drifts around the house. Some of them have to be close to 8 feet high now. Sorry, GoT, winter isn't coming - it's here!