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Happy Winter from Kansas

Last year at this time, we were buried in snow too. Classes were cancelled for two days and I used the time to finish moving into my house, but we lacked provisions for winter weather and were generally unprepared. This year, when there was a winter snow warning we realized that we were in for some real snow and so we grocery shopped in advance, got out our snow shovels, put the salt within easy reach, and covered our doors to keep them from freezing shut. We did much better. 

We had two snow days. On the first one, Hannah got her Valentine cards ready for her friends and family. It was after lunch and yes, she was still in her pajamas. 
For dinner, we took a cue from my sister's family and we made pizza. I put the sauce and oregano on the dough and Hannah put on the cheese and the pepperoni. 
She has a board book we read her about making pizza and so she knew the steps already. And I must say she was quite meticulous about it. Note that it is dinner time and yes, she is still in her pajamas. 
Dinner that night turned out really well. The next day we had chicken patty sandwiches that did not require preparation. We spent the second day reading and doing homework. Hannah uses an old computer that she watches cartoons on while Brian works beside her. Lately she has been interested in writing papers like we do, so we pull up a word document and she pecks at the keys.
This afternoon, Brian and I went outside to see if we could dig out of the snow for tomorrow. You will notice that is is up to where my hip meets my thigh. Brian shoveled some yesterday, but it was still snowing then. It snowed from Monday night until Wednesday morning at about 7 a.m. It took a while to burrow out but we got it done. I don't anticipate that I will ever forget Kansas winters. Note also that it is 5 degrees and Brian is wearing shorts. You can take the boy out of California, but you can't take California out of the boy. We are looking at -8 temperatures for the next few days. 

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WOW! Look at the SNOW! Sounds like everyone was equally entertained during the weather crisis. We are getting dumped on as I type.

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