Sunday
Dec022007
Eat your heart out, Norman Rockwell*
Sunday, December 2, 2007 at 9:42AM | Mr Lady
Snow days should always be on Saturdays. We woke up to snow, had lunch to snow, ate dinner to snow, and went to bed with snow. Some of us fell flat on our asses three times in snow.
The boys went outside at 9 AM and didn't come inside until 5:30 PM. 3of3 and I stayed outside until I couldn't feel my hands anymore. The entire neighborhood came out, and the kids had toboggan races with sleds, recycling bins and trash can lids. 2of3 either really likes to make out with lamp posts or needs to work on his steering skilz.
We had snowball fights, sliding races, and beer! Holy Suburbia, Batman. It rocked on seven different levels.
Now, I'm totally representin' Colorado here, and so, of course, I was all "I'm going to drive to the video store 'cause, pshaw, this is like 2 inches of snow, pussies." Silly Vancouver kids, can't handle a little snow driving, right? WRONG. I think the snow here falls doused in axle grease. Shit's slippery, yo. My Subaru, the Lesbaru, the Colorado big bad tough ass car of choice, the car that made it through 3 blizzards in 2 weeks and said, "Eh?", that car slid three times before I made it to the first stop sign. Screw you, snow, I'm going home.
We won't be leaving the house until this stuff is GONE. Or we run out of milk; whichever comes first. Which is fine, because it gives me time to play along with this weeks' installment of the Weekly Winners. This week is the Week Of The Snowball. Because I hear we only get one week of this here.
*That is a truly digusting phrase, and this is a super fun website. Go check it out!
The boys went outside at 9 AM and didn't come inside until 5:30 PM. 3of3 and I stayed outside until I couldn't feel my hands anymore. The entire neighborhood came out, and the kids had toboggan races with sleds, recycling bins and trash can lids. 2of3 either really likes to make out with lamp posts or needs to work on his steering skilz.
We had snowball fights, sliding races, and beer! Holy Suburbia, Batman. It rocked on seven different levels.
Now, I'm totally representin' Colorado here, and so, of course, I was all "I'm going to drive to the video store 'cause, pshaw, this is like 2 inches of snow, pussies." Silly Vancouver kids, can't handle a little snow driving, right? WRONG. I think the snow here falls doused in axle grease. Shit's slippery, yo. My Subaru, the Lesbaru, the Colorado big bad tough ass car of choice, the car that made it through 3 blizzards in 2 weeks and said, "Eh?", that car slid three times before I made it to the first stop sign. Screw you, snow, I'm going home.
We won't be leaving the house until this stuff is GONE. Or we run out of milk; whichever comes first. Which is fine, because it gives me time to play along with this weeks' installment of the Weekly Winners. This week is the Week Of The Snowball. Because I hear we only get one week of this here.
*That is a truly digusting phrase, and this is a super fun website. Go check it out!
Reader Comments (16)
Oh, YAY! Snow pictures! I hope it snows here this year.
Thanks so much for playing!
:-D
Snowball fights and beer and adorable kids and toboggan races? No wonder Canada has got it goin' on!
So it snowed in Vancouver, eh? I'm on the other side of the country---Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia and we had a substantial snowfall yesterday. Quite unusual (in recent years, anyway). I LOVE snow days no matter what day of the week they are. Fun shots and story. Stay safe out there and I hope your milk holds out.
Thanks, Nancy
Snow pictures? You get snow? When it's almost 70 degrees here?
No fair. :)
Beautiful pics. They look like they had a blast.
When you post pics of those kids you almost make me regret my choice to go kidless through life.
Almost.
Great pictures, and I'm a little jealous of the snow ;)
I love your photos! You make the snow appear so fun...It's due to snow here too this week. I'm with you...all snow days should be on the weekend. Any other days are just uncool.
yeah, driving in snow sucks. I'm anti it - and I used to live in Minnesota.
Is it still snowing up there? Cuz it's been snowing all day down here. To tell the honest truth, I've had enough. I moved here from Nova Scotia (hello to Nancy from above - I grew up in CB!) to get away from all the snow. Apparently it followed me.
I think we should save some of this for 2010.
PS - Like you, I know how to drive in snow. However, I rarely do so here, because no one else in Vancouver knows how, and they run into you.
Look at the pictures!
I adore snow, we only get it maybe once every 2 years and then it is only ever a couple of inches. Makes it quite a novelty.
So cute! I love kids and snow photos!
Oh I love the snow - because we don't get any ever ...boohoo and it is 5 hrs away.
Lovely pictures
Love the look of your site, I get confused like I got Alzheimer’s at all the changes. You can't change too much for us old people honey.
Ron,
I finally got it how I wanted it. I am not changing it again. Ever.
GREAT Snow pictures!! I'm SO jealous.
love the snow pics! Hard to believe it is still in the 70s here!