"Wow! I like that 12 inch snow!"

[charliesmum]

The title is a direct quote from Charlie. Not sure if it is 12 inches, as I havn't measured, but I told him it was supposed to be, and it certainly looks like it, so I'll go with it. Started snowing around 10am yesterday and stopped around 7:30 last night, with some intermittent snow showers throughout the night. We're luckier than New England, it seems, our roads are already clear and the news channels are hopefully back to taking about things less obvious and more important, like the fact Johnny Carson died.

Yesterday Charlie's friend, his parents and a friend of theirs came over to spend the day with us as it snowed. (they live just down the street.) Charlie was happy to see D. again, and they proceeded to make the kind of noise 2 little boys do when they are stuck inside and they like playing together. We grown ups had some wine and played the Trival Persuit Pop Culture game, and had a nice time. My husband was feeling domestic for some reason, and he baked cookies. Later we went to their house as M.was making Chili. I'm not a Chili fan, but she makes a good Chili. We then watched The Village, which was a mistake. Not a good movie, but we all had a laugh, and that was worth it.

Today the sun came out, for all that it was bitterly cold, and we all went sledding. Or sledging, if you prefer. I took pictures. It was cold but fun. Charlie's enjoyment stopped though, when the strong wind took his sled (which is this inflatible thing) out of his hand and tossed it into the street. Fortunately J. Devon's other mom,was quick on the draw and was able to get it before it got run over by a car. That dampened Charlie's fun a bit.

Oh - Charlie was also adorable 'helping' Daddy dig out the driveway. He didn't have a shovel of his own so he just used his hands, digging much like a dog would. He called it 'dig-dugging'.

So it was a nice weekend, the weather doesn't look like it will interfere with work or school tomorrow, and that's nice. Go Eagles.

Comments

[camwyn]

I don't know about inches, but when I had to go into the snow on our lawn to retrieve the NY Times, it came up to just below my knees.

[zakkati.livejournal.com]

We want Charlie in the snow pics!

[purplemer3.livejournal.com]

You should get Charlie a child-sized shovel. Growing up in New Hampshire, my brother and I both had our own shovels as kids and we loved "helping" mom shovel out the driveway and the car.

Glad you're enjoying the snow!

[jessii-6.livejournal.com]

I'll second zakkati : we want pictures!!!

[swordmage.livejournal.com]

Man, you must have lucked out. We had six foot drifts across from my dad's place. this year, he lucked out. in the morning, it looked like his car had just been brushed off. all the snow, for once, drifted across from him, instead of in front of his door.

And it's still nasty enough for my little to sister to be out of school today and tomorrow.