What?! It's March 12th

We woke up this morning to a snowstorm. I don't just mean a softly falling almost-spring snow, I mean a wind-whipping, covering the road again, thundering off the roof, 6 to 8 inches by 6 a.m., snowstorm. A true Misawa moment. Here's what our yard looks like at 9:30 a.m.

                     

At breakfast, Katie remarked sardonically, "My birthday [tomorrow] is supposed to be in spring, not winter." Ah, 14-year-olds.

Update:
When the snow did not let up and the piano teacher called to cancel our lesson today, we called a snow day. Joseph went out to clear the walk at about 10:30. At 10:32, he came back in for snow pants, goggles, and a neck gaiter. We must have gotten a foot of snow by then. The front yard was one big drift.

Boy Scouts was canceled at 1:30. By 2:30, soccer practice was also canceled. At 3:00, I gave in and canceled my women's Bible study for tonight. I didn't want others to drive, even though it was the last meeting of one of our most faithful members. :(

The snow continued to fall and the wind continued to blow. 

I started to make a pot of split pea soup with ham, set some rolls out to rise, and made Mexican hot chocolate for the kids, who had gone out to tunnel in the 4-foot pile of snow that had fallen from the roof. Goodness, the snow was up to Meghan's waist in places. It was blowing so hard, they came back in for ski goggles and neck gaiters, but they didn't give up on playing out there. It felt like we were back in January!

Snowy memories, lots of shoveling, and time for Mom to post something to the blog. All in all, a pretty good day.
:)