A Snow Day, Finally

Two posts in a row featuring photos of plants.  In case you think I’m going crazy with live plants over here, you’re right; I am.  There wasn’t much of a winter to speak of so I’d already moved on to spring, buying new plants and planters to place around the house.   We put away all the winter gear as the ski resorts within a 4 hour drive have closed for the season.  But then came Storm Stella which closed schools and allowed me to work from home today.  Snow boots served us one more time.  A huge back of ice melt won’t sit untouched any longer.  Stella also reopened some ski resorts so C is planning another trip this weekend if the snow sticks around.

On our (rare) snow day, the boys played in the snow while C cleared the driveway.  I had endless cups of coffee and made an early lunch/brunch for BB and DD.  In the afternoon, BB and DD played Minecraft with their friends online.  They had planned a time to “meet up” in case of a snow day.  So organized when they want to be.  We moved on to art time and practicing instruments while I finished the last of the day’s work.  In the evening, the boys geared up for more snow play, and then we engaged in post-dinner board games (our current obsession is Pandemic), followed up by a trip to the bookstore that was way past bedtime.  Unfortunately, the bookstore was closed all day due to the snow so it ended up being a night time drive.  No complaints though.  We have some nice family discussions in the car sometimes.  Other times we rock out to music together.

School is delayed two-hours today but otherwise we're back on schedule.  Thank you Storm Stella for bringing us a day of respite, our one and only this winter.