Winter has to end eventually...right?

After being off Monday for MLK, Jr. day and having the schools closed Tuesday due to the timing of the two or so inches we received, we never did make it to school on time this week.  Oh no, my family wasn't running late, it's just been THAT cold.  The wind chill has been in the single digits and below zero pretty much all week, so there has been a two-hour delay every day.  Must say, we are all enjoying sleeping in!  Wednesday evening when I ventured back from the wrestling meet we also received another inch and then probably another inch overnight, but enough to do any more than delay Thursday.  It is so cold outside it is literally almost painful.

But winter doesn't last forever right?  It does if you look at the forecast!  This weekend we might have one day that gets above freezing (Sunday) but we are expected to receive another two to four inches of snow tonight into tomorrow morning, and then starting mid-day Sunday temps are going to plummet again so that the lows overnight are below zero...not counting windchill.  I LOVE winter weather, and honestly it really plays into my true nature of being an introvert by justifying my wanting to be home so much...but this is becoming ridiculous!!!!!

I am beginning to feel as though I am living one of my favorite children's books by Laura Ingalls Wilder.  The Long Winter tells (I believe) of their first winter in DeSmet, SD and how they had blizzard after blizzard...starting in October and lasting until April.  I am planning to re-read it on our next snow day to remind myself that it could be worse!