snow day

We've lived here for six years, and every year I buy the kids all snow pants and snow boots. And every year they sit unused in the closet because there is never enough snow to use them. I don't think Piper has ever played in snow before. Last year I don't think we had more than half an inch of snow for more than a couple hours. And the temperature rarely even went down below freezing. So this year I didn't buy snow gear. I figured they could wear two pairs of pants and rain boots for the 20 minutes of snow play they might get. We've had tons of snow this year - and the temperature has rarely been above twenty for weeks and we have 1 pair of boots and 2 pairs of snow pants and 4 kids. And since 2 pairs of pants and rain boots don't do so well when the high is 18 degrees, no one played in the snow - until Monday. We got 4 or 5 inches of snow and the temperature was in the thirties and everyone finally got to play in snow - even Piper who insists she hates snow. She doesn't even like to walk to the van in it because it gets on her shoes. (I think it has more to do with her beingmessyaphobia than anything actually about the snow.)

There used to be a driveway somewhere here.