A LOT of Snow

Shoveling snow is hard work! From Friday afternoon to this morning we were hearing that we were going to get anywhere from 1-2 feet of snow. I didn't actually measure it this time, but Karl and I think we got about a foot of snow here. The weather guy says we got 9 inches on Saturday alone.

We took a walk to the library during a lull in the weather on Saturday. Here I am offering Hailey a little support, as she was still a bit weak from her illness.

Logan and Corbin rest briefly on a snow-covered bench outside the library.

Several bordering counties have many people without power, and will be until Tuesday, so I'm glad we avoided the worst of the storm. We spent part of today shoveling the driveway while the kids played. It was fun. Karl and I traded off using the BIG shovel, while the other used one of the kids' shovels. I spent some of the time on my knees, simply because it was easier on my back that way! We do still have some snow and ice on the driveway, but the weather is supposed to warm up toward the middle of the week, and it should melt then. We have heard that this could be the last big storm of the year; we'll see. As much as we love the snow.... we are all looking forward to some warmer weather.....

Hailey's ice skating competition is on Tuesday. She is finally over her cold and feeling better. I think she's getting excited about the competition. I know we're looking forward to watching her perform!

The kids will all start swim lessons again on Wednesday. It'll be nice to have them getting some regular instruction and exercise again. I think they're looking forward to it, too. Hopefully, by summer, Corbin will be able to swim without his life jacket. We'll have to see what happens.

Well, we're looking forward to another good week studying the Middle Ages; we've learned some interesting things. Did you know the first castles were built out of wood? However, they were too easy for the enemy to burn down. Did you know that once they began building their castles out of stone/rocks, the rocks were dug by hand? It could take up to 20 years to build a castle! We plan to learn more about knights, castles, and the customs of the Medieval people this week. What have you been learning?