Snow Day!

Well, we got a modest little overnight snowfall of about an inch and a half last night. This is Tennessee, so of course, it's a big deal. I think this was snow that was actually expected night before last-- the local weather forecasters were going over the top with predictions of "wintery precipitation" and special segments with interviews with guys from the Dept of Transportation about all the special salting preparations they've been going through around Middle Tennessee.

So that Thursday morning snow never materialized-- at least not here in Nashville-- and the predicted mid-afternoon snow never arrived either. So we all arrived home last night feeling pretty skeptical about anything else the meteorologically-inclined might have to tell us. And when we woke up this morning and started to get ready for work and school, it was only when Mama opened the blinds on the kitchen window that we discovered all the snow that fell last night.

And sure enough, every school in the mid-state area is closed. Last night at about 10pm, there were only about 30 school closings listed on the local news channel website (even without the snow, a number of school districts here have been closing due to some pretty ferocious outbreaks of the flu). But this morning, there were 253 school closings listed.. including both Aidan's and Bryce's.


So after a pancake breakfast, we went right out and made a snow man. Bryce named him-- what else?-- "Frosty". Then we came back inside for some hot chocolate and some lunch. Then BACK outside for big family snowball fight-- and let me tell you, this wet Tennessee snow is good for making snowballs!

So now, by mid-afternoon, the sun is high in the sky and the temperatures are rising (AccuWeather says it's only 33 here, but I don't buy it). Even as I write this, Frosty is already showing some signs of melting, and the boys are a little worried about that.. but they're holding out hope that more snow is on the way.

I can't tell you how difficult it was to get Aidan and Bryce
to pose for this picture!

Once they were posed though, getting them to
do a little dance was a snap!

"Now let's go out back and have a snowball fight!"