Just when almost all of our snow was gone and we were thinking gardening thoughts, we got hit with 12" of snow and high winds over the course of 2 days! It was quite the storm! We lost power from around 6:00 A.M. until 11:30 A.M. Thankfully we have a fireplace so we got a fire going and hung out by the fire for the morning and roasted hot dogs and marshmallows to eat. The power came back on just as we were getting mostly through roasting the hot dogs. I kind of enjoy a good storm like that - makes some good memories! So we're back to snow piles, mud puddles, and lots of water as it starts melting. It's supposed to be in the 50's by Tuesday so I'm sure it will be melting fast!
Friday night of the storm (when it wasn't quite done), I brought some snow inside for the kids to play with (and eat). They enjoyed it quite a bit! I used some food coloring and made it different colors and they made things out of it. We also mixed up some milk, sugar and vanilla to eat some "snow cream" which did taste quite a bit like liquidy ice cream that's really cold. You basically use 2 parts milk to 1 part sugar and a little vanilla (I just guessed on the vanilla). It was quite good and the kids enjoyed the treat! Anyways, that's the latest here! I'm really looking forward to real spring!
Here's some pics of our indoors snow party!
Our 3yo's creation
One of our 5yo's is obsessed with fires. The red is his bonfires.
I know you are probably not a fan of snow living in Wisconsin, but in Oregon- especially in the valley here- we do not get snow. It may begin to snow but melts before it touches the ground. :(
We get rain. 6 months solid, 3 months on and off, and 3 months occasional.
We thought it was going to be spring here, too. We've got robins. The weather was looking rainy, but warm. Then we got a cold snap. We'll be warming up this week as well.
When I read your title it made me think of the late snows being called the sugar snow. Sure was sugar snow for you all! :) My girls really want to see enough snow to make prints in, pat into a ball, and make snow cream! We watched several youtubes before going up to VA in the hopes of being able to make some! They could barely taste the flurries on their tongues! :) Ah well, may we practice contentment! Glad you had a good late storm!
I forgot to add that your artists are so adorable! Thanks for sharing!
In Christ, Eva
Our 3yo's creation
One of our 5yo's is obsessed with fires. The red is his bonfires.
Our 1yo just loves to eat it!
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• Mon 14 Apr 2008 - Untitled Comment
Looks fun and messy! LOL!
I know you are probably not a fan of snow living in Wisconsin, but in Oregon- especially in the valley here- we do not get snow. It may begin to snow but melts before it touches the ground. :(
We get rain. 6 months solid, 3 months on and off, and 3 months occasional.