Snow Day March 2nd 2009

Much to our surprise after a pretty warm winter and the fact we had made it to March without even any ice this year, Greenville had one of the best snow events on March 1st 2009 that we have probably had since the big one of "88". For all other Greenville natives, we are still talking about that one and those of us that were in school at the time remember it closed everything down for two weeks =)



All weekend it had been pouring. They had mentioned snow, but I really think everyone thought the weather people were crazy. Much to our surprise, when we came out of Sams on Sunday afternoon, it had started to snow. Nothing was sticking to the ground since everything was so wet, but that quickly changed on our way home and there was already a layer on the ground by the time we got home. Everyone was excited as we watched the snow and it really started to pile up in a hurry. Since it became obvious things were going to be closed the next day, John and Emily rode up to LSI to call all employees to let them know not to come to work the next day. By the time they came home, the power had already been flickering, I had but the twins to sleep, and was out trying to get Mange to go to the bathroom. Little did I know when I took him out and only threw over a coat and my crocks over my PJs, would it take him 10 minutes to decide to go to the bathroom. Just as John and Emily arrived home, I was taking the dog inside. Since we had put out a pyrex container earlier to collect snow, we brought it inside since it was very full and I showed Emily how to make snow cream (snow, milk, sugar, vanilla). We all enjoyed the tasty treat before finally retiring for the night. When we awoke the next morning, we found at least 5" of fluffy snow on the ground. It was very beautiful. After a quick breakfast, we started the process of dressing everyone in their snow gear. After getting everyone dressed, we headed out for some fun sledding and throwing snow balls. The girls and I were all able to fit on the sled and made some runs down the hill together. After a while, it was time to head in to warm up and take a break/snack time. After that, we suited back up and headed in the back where we had a great time sledding down the hill, making a pitiful snow made (Emily begged me to make one and then only wanted to watch me make until she totally lost interest before it was finished), and playing with Ian, Joey, Carmen, Will, and Mary. We stayed out there for over an hour since it was so nice outside and everyone was having a great time. Surprisingly, Ansley was the biggest daredevil and could not get enough of the sledding. After such a long time outside, I helped John get the little ones in and then Emily and I played over in Carmen, Joey, and Ian's backyard for a while.