Well, you know how excited I was yesterday, about the snow fall that we had.
It was cold. We got around 3 cm.. not much, but enough for the kids to want to go wild out there! (Well, as wild as 3cm lets you get!)
Initially, I was like, “No kids, you need to get to bed. We’ll see tomorrow.” But then I got to thinking. I was fully aware that the snow was not due to continue falling overnight, but the temperatures were going to be low. This meant that whatever snow we had would still be there, but in ice form, rather than lovely soft snow.
So I crumbled, and all four of us got wrapped u, ready to go and ‘play’ in the snow!
It would have been five, but Sonu went out and ran straight back in. Strangely, he doesn’t like cold, wet things falling on his fur!
And they attempted to make snow angels, snow balls and snowmen!
It meant that the pristine, snow-covered garden was now a mushy mess, but at least they had fun!
This morning, it was indeed icy. I needed a pickaxe to get through the ‘snow’ on the windscreen, and the road, in places, where the area was mostly residential, was treacherous. There were ice rinks where puddles once were!
Getting to school was no better. The carpark was a giant lawsuit waiting to happen, with iced-over surfaces! The caretaker was trying his hardest to salt and grit over the playgrounds before the children arrived, and there were three of them for him to deal with! One is on an incline, and the main path is at the bottom of the slope. As he scraped the path, the ice from the top of the playground was melting, and rolling down slowly, refreezing where he was trying to clear!
Poor guy!
It was almost a pointless exercise!
Morning play outside for the whole school was cancelled as all three playgrounds were far too dangerous, except in our nursery. We were lucky! Our little area still had some ice snow for the kids to enjoy, and clear paths for them to move around!
It was a joy to see these children, some of whom hadn’t even been allowed to touch the snow, play in this wonderful cold stuff that they hadn’t ever experienced before! (Unless they were from Poland, in which case they had seen much, much more!)
And we even made a snowman!!!!
Alas… it’s all gone now!!!
Anna
Jan 15, 2017 @ 19:59:58
Snow where it should be – in a snowman!
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Ritu
Jan 15, 2017 @ 20:02:22
Yay!!!!
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Anna
Jan 15, 2017 @ 20:03:21
☃😄
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manyofus1980
Jan 15, 2017 @ 19:41:39
it sounds like fun! we got a little bit of snow too here, but not much. more ice and frost than anything. xxx
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Ritu
Jan 15, 2017 @ 19:48:19
It was like that here too but hey… you gotta make do with what you get!!!
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Judy E Martin
Jan 14, 2017 @ 13:50:11
At least you made the most of the snow Sis, and the kids all enjoyed it too 🙂
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Ritu
Jan 14, 2017 @ 17:22:24
Oh they loved it sis!!!
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Erika Kind
Jan 14, 2017 @ 12:54:04
I am glad you enjoyed the snow, sis! I really wish I could send you some over…. oh well!!!
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Ritu
Jan 14, 2017 @ 17:17:18
Maybe one day we will just come over!!
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Erika Kind
Jan 14, 2017 @ 20:55:27
You could build a home from that snow that we got today… lol!
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Ritu
Jan 14, 2017 @ 22:04:10
Oh wow!!! Now I’m even more jealous!!!!!
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Erika Kind
Jan 15, 2017 @ 11:06:54
I will post some photos from this morning. I have to confess that it looks very beautiful!
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Ritu
Jan 15, 2017 @ 11:09:43
I do love how snow can make even the most ugly landscape a thing of beauty!
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Erika Kind
Jan 15, 2017 @ 11:14:39
Haha… that’s true. Covering the litter and makes it look like a hill for sledging😄
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Ritu
Jan 15, 2017 @ 11:15:05
Exactly sis!!! ⛄😍😁
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Erika Kind
Jan 15, 2017 @ 11:15:24
😄😄
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Tony Burgess
Jan 14, 2017 @ 09:40:42
We haven’t had enough snow to make a snowman here. If there were that much snow schools would be closed and the kids would have a snow day. I miss snow days.
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Ritu
Jan 14, 2017 @ 09:49:53
There was only 2-3 cm snow here, and usually things can grin to a halt even with that little! But the world didn’t stop turning, much to the children’s disappointment, and there was no snow day!
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susieshy45
Jan 14, 2017 @ 04:46:06
Last week you were lamenting – no snow and this week you got it- sometimes whining gets the work done- someone above was listening.
Susie
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Ritu
Jan 14, 2017 @ 09:48:02
I now… Maybe I need to complain about not getting a new car… Will it work? lol!
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Madelyn Griffith-Haynie, MCC, SCAC
Jan 14, 2017 @ 02:45:55
I remember barely being able to walk in those snowsuits I had to wear in wintery Ohio, during most of the pre-school years I can recall. We lived in several homes in Florida for the childhood years I might have really appreciated the delights of snow. We didn’t move back north until I was a pre-teen, by that time much too cool for childish abandon. 🙂
I do recall the delight of my younger siblings when they saw snow for the first time, however – and “mountains” (hills – Florida is flat).
xx,
mgh
(Madelyn Griffith-Haynie – ADDandSoMuchMore dot com)
– ADD Coach Training Field founder; ADD Coaching co-founder –
“It takes a village to educate a world!”
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Ritu
Jan 14, 2017 @ 09:46:08
Oh I know! When we last had it, 6 year ago, there was enough to really play with, and the kids all looked like little Michelin Tyre me, wrapped up!
I get to see my nephew, who is 2, and lives in Finland, regularly dressed like that…so cute!!!
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Madelyn Griffith-Haynie, MCC, SCAC
Jan 14, 2017 @ 09:57:20
Now that’s some serious snow!
xx,
mgh
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Ritu
Jan 14, 2017 @ 10:07:22
Exactly lol!!!
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Al Lane
Jan 13, 2017 @ 23:40:57
A valiant effort! Love it 😀
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Ritu
Jan 13, 2017 @ 23:47:14
You gotta grab these opportunities!!!
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Al Lane
Jan 13, 2017 @ 23:55:45
Absolutely!
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Ritu
Jan 14, 2017 @ 01:02:57
🙂
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Persia Karema
Jan 13, 2017 @ 22:52:34
Oh the fun! More snow than what London got.
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Ritu
Jan 13, 2017 @ 23:14:26
But the disruptions were the same lol!!!
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Persia Karema
Jan 13, 2017 @ 23:20:04
Oh my gosh, true!
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Ritu
Jan 13, 2017 @ 23:25:28
Lol!
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Alifamtravels
Jan 13, 2017 @ 22:42:00
I used to love the first snow when I was a kid😊
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Ritu
Jan 13, 2017 @ 23:13:44
Me too! But it was really snow then!!! Not like this sprinkling we get nowadays!!!
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colinandray
Jan 13, 2017 @ 22:41:27
You’re a good Mom for letting them stay up and play. 😉
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Ritu
Jan 13, 2017 @ 23:13:16
Hopefully they’ll think that too!!!
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jdawgswords
Jan 13, 2017 @ 22:37:43
snow? mystical stuff…we had a couple cool days, now it’s summer again…lol…btw, you made an awesome mommy choice…AND even got pics to enjoy in your rocking chair years….awesome job Ritu
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Ritu
Jan 13, 2017 @ 23:12:53
Lol thanks!!! It just had to be done… let’s face it… you gotta go out in it a little at least!!!!
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jdawgswords
Jan 14, 2017 @ 04:26:08
I love snow…miss it too
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Ritu
Jan 14, 2017 @ 09:46:30
🙂
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willowdot21
Jan 13, 2017 @ 22:34:21
The joys of childhood!
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Ritu
Jan 13, 2017 @ 22:35:26
Oh indeed!!!!!
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