Snow!

We finally got our first snow storm of the year. I love the snow as long as I don't have to go out in it, or drive in it. This time around I wasn't so lucky. I had a kid who needed to get to school, so we all bundled up and faced the storm. It wasn't as bad as I thought it would be. The van handled pretty well, the tires only spun a little after sitting at a dead stop on Farm District Road for what seemed like forever. We left at our normal time, but just barely made it before the bell. I don't know if it was the storm, or the fact that it was the day before winter break that made everyone drive their kids to school. The traffic was horrible.

Jack bundled up for the storm. However, he wears this most mornings on the way to school.
Zoe played in it all morning while Noah was at school. She then went back out with Noah when he got home.
I was so thankful that Sister Bostwick picked Noah up from school and dropped him off. I wasn't looking forward to loading the car up again and getting back out on the road.

The kids and I got off pretty easy, Dan wasn't so lucky. He left for work at his usual time of 7:15 am and didn't make it to work until after 9:30am. I guess there were a few Semi Trucks stuck on I-80 at the interchange with highway 395, so he had to go the long way around. Needless to say he purchased Snow Tires that afternoon so he could make it back home.

I guess the problem with this storm is that it rained so much and then froze before the snow started falling that there was a layer of ice underneath it.