We are still technically about a week from the official beginning of winter. It has already arrived here though...no question! I wrote Tuesday about the unexpected snow fall that had arrived that morning. When the day was done, we had received nearly four inches of snow. It was one of the most gorgeous snows I've ever seen. The kids' swim meet ended up being canceled for the evening. The main roads were fine, but the side roads were a mess. I wasn't sad that we ended up having an evening at home, although there was still swim practice.
Yesterday morning I drove north to run a quick errand and have breakfast with my mom. I was out the door just after 7:00 in the morning so it was still pretty much dark. There was a full moon though, and with the fallen snow I really can't put into words how absolutely gorgeous it is. It definitely helped to get into the Christmas spirit. I can't put into words how absolutely peaceful it was.
We knew we'd be waking up this morning to wind chills below zero. Most schools to the north went on a delay last night, and even a few down around us. By this morning, we work up to wind chill in the -9 range, and although nearly all of the neighboring schools were delayed, not us! At 5:40 Robert and I were waiting for his bus. It was brutal out! We had all really, really hoped there would be a delay, but no such luck.
This is going to pass quickly though. After freezing rain arrives tomorrow evening (my least favorite form of all winter precipitation) we will be in the upper 40's to lower 50's on Saturday. That's a recipe for sickness!
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