Snow Day

It started snowing Monday night. This is what it looked like Tuesday morning:


I was out the door at 6 a.m. as usual, taking Utah for his morning constitutional. At first I didn't think too much of it, but as we walked I realized the snow was up over my ankles with every step and it was continuing to fall pretty heavily. Apparently, none of the other dogs had convinced their people to take them out: none of the regulars were in the park so we had it all to ourselves. I let Utah off his leash and he raced away to scamper and wallow in the snow while I trudged around the perimeter of the park. My legs grew tired before I finished one lap, and I wished I was wearing my snowshoes.

When I got back to the house, I turned on the computer to check the forecast and look for school closings. I was as delighted as a second-grader to see that our campus was closed. Yippee! A snow day!

Much of the morning was spent shoveling the driveway and unearthing the cars.


Cailan bundled up in his new mittens, bibs and snow boots and brought his dinosaurs outside to make tracks in the snow. Unfortunately, the dinosaurs kept disappearing in the powder, but we managed to keep track of the boy!