Another Long Boring Post About Too Much Snow

Once upon a time there was a day when snow was a sought after novelty.  The kids would wear their pajamas inside and out and backwards at the mere mention of snow in the forecast, hoping for a snow day.

But that was before Snowmageddon/Blizzard 2010 arrived.  Now with more than three feet on the ground and only two days of school in two weeks' time, the kids are getting kind of tired of Winter Break #2.     

Part of the problem is that there's so much snow on the ground now that it's harder for them to play in it.  The sleds sink into the snow instead of racing down our hill...

 

Today I went outside promising them that I'd help them make a sledding track, but....

  

Yep, I sunk thigh deep down into the snow with every step I took.  So what do you do in snow that's too deep to sled in and you've already built 38 snowmen this year? 

  

Adam jumped up and down to see if he could sink as low as I did, but his jumping was no match for my heavy girth.  

  

Ellie tried to bury her legs in the snow, but spent way more time giggling about Adam's jumping antics than actual burying. 

Emma found that freshly fallen snow makes for a tasty snack. 

 

Then, when all the jumping/burying/eating got a little boring we all came back in to give our hand at this puzzle that hasn't seen the light of day since Ellie was a tiny tot.

We were shocked when all was said and done that after sitting unfinished in the attic for four years that there was not a single missing piece.  Now we just need to get some puzzle glue and hang up this masterpiece somewhere in our house.   Pretty sweet puzzle, eh?   :)

  

Then the kids entertained themselves with some good old-fashioned hunks of clay. (Never mind all the junk on the table.  Between the puzzle, the clay, and Glen working on our taxes all day the table did not see the light of day until dinner time. )

  

They made all sorts of cute little creatures that have first and last names.  

And what about me?  

Not much here.  Mostly, I've just been searching for new ways to bore the world wide web with a surefire cure for insomnia. 

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