Sledding with the kids. My little guy is in my hiding in my lap. |
We had to melt snow on a kerosene stove to fill the toilet tank so it would flush. This was a constant chore, considering that there were six of us. We cooked grilled cheeses and Hot Pockets on that kerosene stove too. If it weren't for the fact that my grandparents lived next door and always had a store of home-canned vegetables from the garden, we would have ran out of food.We played board games and cards until we were sick of it and slept in sleeping bags around that stove.
These days, my anxiety about mucho snow/ice is the thought of school being cancelled for days on end that never end (like this week) with two kids suffering from cabin fever; in which case, I dash to the store for condensed sweet milk (for snow cream), cookie dough, videos, craft materials and wine (for me, of course) to get us through. Hallelujah, hot dog & glory in the morning! There's only a 2-hour delay today.
As for driving in the stuff, here's a great story with perspective from my hometown paper. Check it out. "Driving on Snow and Ice: North Versus South".
I remember Bryan using all of his inhaler up during the snow in. I thought he was going to suffocate during the night. I stayed up making sure he didn't die!
ReplyDeleteHeehee! My kids still had school and were NOT happy about it. Ahhhh...the joys of homeschooling! :)
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