We've never had this much snow. We had a lot of snow over the weekend-11 inches!- but when the last system came through, we got dumped on. I wish I had an area cleared so I could accurately measure how much snow we got in total without the compaction of the bottom layer. It was at least 17 inches. People nearby had 20-24 inches.
Anytime any kids got too crazy, I sent them outside. Fiona spent the most time outside, but only because she had things to do. She probably enjoyed the peace and quiet of solitude out there. I know I did.
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| Mark helps Fiona finish her igloo |
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| Almost done! |
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| Kai likes to catch snowballs! |
The animals fared well. The turkey netting drooped down to the ground and then froze in place, so the turkeys are able to fly away...if they want. The chickens just stayed in the coop.
Watching the geese traverse the deep snow was hilarious. They didn't even seek cover during the night and let the snow cover them.
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| Mark rescues one of his "baby" trees. It's not a baby anymore! |
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| The View from my Window |
Lucky Ian got to get out during the break in the weather and get "snowed in" at his best friend's house. They played hours of video games, built an igloo, and ate pork-free pizza. We "missed" him.
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| Pile of snow on the back porch |
My van. My poor poor van. The snow is higher than the running board. There is no way I can even get the van out of that spot now, two days after the snow stopped!
I really loved having so much snow. Our home is so beautiful. I felt like I was on a vacation in the mountains with my family, only I didn't have to worry about who was feeding my animals. Mark and the kids work so hard filling our woodsheds (yes, two of them) with firewood. We were never without heat.
After the snow stopped, the branches started to crack and snap. We lost our papaya tree, which isn't even a papaya tree. We've just called it that for so long, the name stuck.
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| So much snow on the side porch!!! |
Our power went out for 22 hours, along with the phone and internet. I don't need power to be content, but my new baby chicks were cold! I had to set a timer on Fiona's Kindle to wake me up every 1 to 1.5 hours all night long to make sure the fire hadn't burned out and they weren't too hot or too cold. I was so tired, but they lived.
