Winter Snow 2014

We had so much snow hit us in 24 hours that I have now seen enough to last me for the next couple of years. The snow is so fun for this first couple of hours and is so pretty when it is coming down. But when you live in the south where there is not enough city equipment to handle the amount of snow that we got, it is a huge burden. Fortunately, we all knew it was coming so I worked from home on Wednesday. Thank goodness I was not over an hour away from home because I  never would have made it. It started coming down a little after lunch time and I was assuming that Ed was going to leave work and scoop Deuce up on his way home. But no, he's goes by the book so when his work didn't officially dismiss anyone, he didn't leave. So I checked the cameras at school and saw that Deuce was in the middle of a nap. It had just started snowing so I thought I would let him sleep and then go get him. It would take a little while to stick to the roads because it wasn't sticking to the grass quite yet. After about an hour I kept looking outside and I could no longer see the road. I freaked and left immediately. My little civic is not made for snow and ice. Deuce's school is about 10 minutes away from the house. It took me 2 hours to get to him and get home. Some very kind strangers even pushed my car (and everyone else's) up an icy hill in the middle of a huge intersection because we couldn't get through. When we got home I swore I wasn't leaving. And I didn't for almost 3 days. We got about 10 inches at our house over the next 24 hours. By the end of the next day, I was over it. I was trying to work from home (as was Ed actually) and when you have a 3 year old who doesn't understand work and only understands sledding, it's super hard. Friday I decided to clear the driveway so we could attempt to get out. The main road in our neighborhood had been plowed but the front yard is blocked from the sun by our house so hardly any of the snow had melted. And of course when they plow, they pile up like 2 feet of snow in front of your driveway, like that helps at all. My little guy loves to help out so he got his little pink sand shovel and went to work.

Only in NC

It was just last week that we were wearing shorts & tshirts and it was 80+ degrees outside....

 And this morning...there was snow.  Like big flakes of snow.  Like so big that Deuce was beyond excited as soon as the garage door came creeping up.

Yes, it looks like rain but it's really snow!  I apologize for not having a super fancy camera that actually captures images like snow falling.  I just relied on my super fancy cell phone that I can whip out of my pocket at a moments notice.  Nana is on Spring Break this week so Deuce is staying with her and giving Grandma & Grandpa a break.  It was still snowing when we got to Nana's house too.  I am sure those two will have a great time this week, bird watching from the sun room, visiting the horses, napping on the front porch swing and plenty of banging pots & pans. 

First Snow Fall

There was snow falling in Greensboro when we left the house at 11am Christmas Day.  Big, chunky flakes.  Really pretty flakes.  So by the time we got back to Greensboro at 1am, we couldn't get up our driveway.  Our driveway which really has no incline at all.  Just the smallest curve to get you over the curb.  But we couldn't get up it.  After several tries at reverse and putting the petal to the metal...Ed had to get out and shovel the driveway, in the snow, which was still falling quite hard.

Santa is good.

And I mean really good.

Deuce had no idea what was in store for him.  The child has been deprived of toys.  Not for any reason other than we just haven't gotten him any. (I think it has to do with my fear of cluttering our already overly cluttered, teeny-weeny house).  He's had a few rattles here and there but that's about it.  Santa handled it for us.  So when we woke up Sunday and there were about 8 inches of snow on the ground, we stayed in our jammies.  Man I hate when that happens...having to stay in and watch movies with my husband and my little guy. 

So anybody that know our family knows that sports is deep in our blood.  Yes, mine too.  I think the 4th Geer has already developed his passion for sports as well. 

IN. LOVE. WITH. BASKETBALL. GOAL.

He can already dunk on it.... Don't Hate.

We spent the morning being totally lazy while Deuce played with all of his toys.

And the teeth HAVE to be coming in because there is so much drool I just don't know how much more I can take.  And everything (EVERYTHING) goes in the mouth now.

After a lazy morning we decided to bundle the little guy up and take him out to experience his first snow.

1. He hated all of the clothes I put on him.

2. He didn't want me to put him down.

3. When I did he wouldn't bend into a seated position

4. When I finally got him to sit he looked behind him and all of his clothes caused him to topple over.

5. FACE PLANT in the snow.  DISLIKE!

6. I rolled him on to his back and Ed got him to smile for 1 picture that makes him seem to enjoy the snow.

7. Screaming to be picked up.

8. Back in the house to get the 15 pounds of clothes off.

Total Elapsed Time:  ~5 minutes

Then it was back in the house for more play time.  I swear these days are the best!

Again, loving the goal...

And don't forget...LOVING to eat.

Off to sweet dream land...

...catching flies, of course.