Baby, it's cold outside...

Today was a VERY unusual day in Southern Mississippi.  This is what it looked like at my house:

 

(I am going to go ahead a place a disclaimer on the wreathless front door. There is a wreath on the door I promise.  Pat being the loving kind but, at times, not so patient person that he is moved my wreath to the inside of the door.  The wind blowing the ribbon against the door was driving him crazy.  I realized it was missing after I got all the way out there without a jacket to get the picture and decided it wasn't worth going back for.  So just do me a favor and imagine this really cute lime green and red, funky, cool decorated wreath on my door, Okay?)

I was in Jackson at work when it started and yes the commute was horrible this morning.  I have never seen so many people in the ditch.  I was just coasting along hoping no one would come along and push me there too.  It normally takes me about an hour and fifteen minutes to get home.  This morning, about two and a half hours.  The plus side of that is that the scenery, which was easily seen at 35 mph, was really beautiful!

I am not sure what the powers that be at the boys' school were thinking this morning but they went to school.  I told Pat to let them stay home, but he said that if they had school, they would be going.  I can't blame him because: 1) I was going to be at home sleeping which is stressful to him to try to keep two restless boys from yelling, wrestling, running, slamming doors, etc. while I sleep.  Can't blame him there.  2) He is keeping them all weekend because Amanda and I are going on a girls' shopping weekend in Baton Rouge.  3) He has already met his quota of Daddy time this week.  It has been one of those weeks where I have gotten in bed late everyday for one reason or another.  Thus I have slept later and he has been there to get them from the bus, doing homework, cooking supper, etc. 

So, the boys went to school only to be let out at 9:30.  They did at least get to see their friends on a snow day which is something that I never got to do.  It continued to snow all morning, so they still got to play in it as long as they wanted.  So it was the best of both worlds. 

 

They played in it until they were frozen and would come in for hot chocolate and fresh, dry clothes.  I think Britt spent most of the day outside.  Around 2pm when I got up, he took off his boots and socks and his feet were almost purple.  I was a little worried but he said that it didn't hurt at all.  I still made him run them under warm water, where for the first time in years he volunteered to get a bath.  I think that he knew he needed a total defrost. 

They went back outside right before dark.  Britt was ready and I was still helping Charlie get suited up.  Britt went outside and when Charlie stepped outside the door, Britt clobbered him with a HUGE snowball.  Charlie wanted to cry until we both scooped up some of the left overs and started pouring it to Britt.  I just wish that I could have spent more time in it with them today.  But hey you've gotta sleep sometime!

Southern snow days come few and far between, and I am glad that my guys got to have a fun day!  It's days like this that they will remember forever! 

Comments

[Becki Britt]

OH MY GOD!!!! I am so jealous!!!! That is an unbelievable amount of snow. When I got your twitter, I was thinking of the normal Southern Mississippi snow fall. But this is beautiful! So glad the kids got to enjoy this. Wish it would snow here. (I truly am jealous.)

[Joy (wingnut)]

Up here in Maryland, we have such little snow in the last 2-3 years that we're looking forward to some this year! It's been cold enough, early on this season that I think we have a chance.

[Barbara [aka Nana, Mom]]

Twice in one year is more than our kids will probably see for a long time. Beautiful pictures-even without the wreath!