Snow Day

I am not sure that this snow storm has been labeled as a blizzard, but we did get over 15 inches of snow from Saturday night into early Monday morning.  The snow plows had been called off in certain areas, but we were plowed out by 11 a.m.  Doug used his time off from work to try out his cross country skis.  He hasn't used them in several years, and enjoyed skiing through the neighborhood.  

Cam played outside for a good part of the morning.  He then decided that he wanted to earn some money, so he shoveled the back patio for Doug and then came in to help me clean.  I was able to thoroughly clean the refrigerator and kitchen while he wiped down the doors inside our house.  When all was said and done he had $5 to add to his Pokemon fund.

Doug, Meg, Cam and I also had time to play Beat the Parents.  So far they have destroyed us each time we sit down.  While they went sledding I worked on finishing my lessons plans for the week of February 9th, so I am caught up for the next two weeks.  I can't plan much beyond that as I don't know how many more delays or snow days we will have.  

Once they returned we planned our 4th of July vacation.  After much discussion we have decided to go to Terre Haute to the holocaust museum.  From there we will head to Missouri to visit the home of Laura Ingalls Wilder, the Frontier Museum featuring the Oregon Trail and Harry S. Truman's home.  We are all pleased with the plans.  

Cal had a fun day as well.  Alex and Jayce came over for part of the afternoon.  Alex said his road was driveable which surprised us as it is a country dirt road.  They all played pool and basketball.  There was a lot of Super Bowl talk as the game was foremost on all sports talk shows today.

As of right now we have a delay for tomorrow's start of school.  The roads have been cleared and are a lot better than the past few days.  Doug has a normal work schedule, so back to the real world for us.  It was definitely a nice break.