Snow Art

Last week as the country was buried in snow we got 'a lot' for West TX! 4 inches with ice brought this city to a halt! The schools had a snow day, can't believe that, this Chitown girl never had snow days!!

Anyway, AJ found things to keep him occupied. The new under armour got a workout. He spent time bundling up, then would go outside for 10 minutes then come back in for awhile. Then one time he asked me for the camera. This is what I discovered when I uploaded pictures to the computer.

An epic battle in a Galaxy Far Far Away!

The classic snow angel!

So, my child has a one track mind! I'm such a proud Mom! I did something right, I have 2 Star Wars fanatics and all my Star Wars treasures from the 1970's are being watched over with love by my oldest! No, I don't have to worry about girls, I just have to worry about Wookies!

Cozyflier

Footprints in the Snow!

This morning AJ was all excited. "Mom, we have tracks in the back yard", he told me. I had to rush to 3 windows to see all the tracks in the back yard. AJ speculated as to what animals were making the tracks. Although we live in the city, our subdivision use to be a lake, many, many years ago. We have a golf course (useless to me) and we get our share of wild life through here. I have seen possums, raccoons, and a red tail fox! So, I have strange tracks in my backyard, wonder what they are??

Sorry, it is too cold to stay out here and get very many and the lens fogs up and I keep getting blurry images! Oh well!

Going back under my blankies!

Cozyflier

Snow Day, For Me?

Yes I woke up this morning at 4am!!! Such an unearthly hour anyway you look at it. It had started snowing last night so I peaked outside to see if we had any accumulation, WOW! Probably 6" of the white stuff, YIKES!!!!!!! Kevin was leaving early to work in another ER this morning, now he would have to leave earlier.

Back to bed to try to get a few more ZZZZ's. Hmm, no luck, Kevin's alarm goes off at 5, he leaves at 5:30, but he must come in kiss me goodbye and tell me that my plan to use paint tarps on the windshield worked wonderfully! He doesn't have to scrape ice and snow off the car. Just pull off the tarp!! See, I have a good idea once in awhile!

OK, back to sleep, right? Wrong!! 6am, phone rings, this is the LISD automated phone system, school will be delayed 2 hours for all grade levels! Oh GOODY!! I go across the house and tell the kids, you can sleep in!

Back to bed. NOT!!!!!! 6:30am, the phone rings, this is Texas Tech University automated phone system, all classes until 9:30 are canceled. Classes after the 9:30 hour will be held according to normal procedure! Wonder BA! Now I have to call my son, Chris, at his apartment. Tell me why I'm the one listed for the emergency weather contact info when he is the one in class? Chris has class at 11, he is bummed that his class isn't delayed! Oh, how are the roads, he asks?!!!!!! I DON'T KNOW! Call you DAD, I'm in bed!!!!

For the 4th time, I'll lay down and rest until I have to take the kids to school, I've heard from everyone this morning! 7am I get a text from Kev, he made it safely to the ER, 1.5 hours for a 45 minute trip! OK, that was good news.

8:30am my phone rings yet again!!! My manager says, I don't have to come to work! I get a snow day!!!! Really, a Snow Day for me?? WOW!!

At this point I get up, I'm doomed, not going to get any sleep, have to get the kids ready for school, and go see the snow! Maybe I'll sleep tonight!!


That is when I return from Planet Hoth, because after this winter, that is where we now live!



Wanting to move to Tatooine!

Cozyflier

Here Comes the Sun, Opps, SNOW!!!!!!

Growing up in Chicago you have 4 seasons. NOT in Lubbock! Yesterday it was 60*, today this! Now, just once, I'd like to have snow without torrential rain, freezing sleet, and ice! The roads are hazardous, the power is flickering but the weirdest thing is the THUNDER SNOW! That is right, Thundering while it is Snowing, the thunder lasted 2 minutes during that one burst.

Texas Tech University canceled classes at noon, but the public school didn't! All the parents were going to the schools and picking up kids early. My son had to take a test in the dark as the school had no power! I finally reached his teacher on her cell phone, the school switchboards were being over run! I picked the kids up at noon.

The snow is pretty, but I hate the cold. I left Chicago for this reason. Here is what it looks like!










We may not have any tree limbs or bushes left after this winter. However, the snow coming down is pretty.

Hope ya'll are safe and warm.

Cozyflier

Merry White Christmas!

Our first white Christmas in I don't remember how long! It started as rain, a flood, turned to sleet, and right before bed on the 23rd flakes started to form! We awoke to this:



Gizmo, the black cat likes the snow, or likes being outside! Couldn't understand why she went to kneed her paws sank! R2-D2 wasn't so sure!



I'm amazed the kids didn't get on the trampoline!



Pretty!






Anyway, we are happy to have a White Christmas! We hope that ya'll are having a joyous blessed holiday with lots of family and friends.

I'm cooking for 10! I've been cooking all day today!

Cozyflier