After a fairly dry January, we had a string of snowstorms blow through Colorado.  One week had a delayed start Tuesday and then a snow day Friday.  The kids gleefully got up earlier than usual to watch Star Wars in their jammies.

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Later that day we put them to work, helping Ben shovel out the walkways.  I think Ben shoveled 4 times on Friday – the snow just kept coming!

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Saturday was warm, helping to thaw out the ice a bit.  The Sunday we had another storm big enough to cancel church and my Oscars party.

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We had a few more flurries during this past week, but not too much more.  Here’s the kids in the yard on Valentine’s Day showing off the accumulation that came up to their knees.

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I fulfilled my last room parent party duty by organizing and hosting the 4th grade Valentine’s party on Thursday, Friday the 14th being a teacher work-day. Tomorrow is also off school for President’s Day.   Between this four day weekend, the previous week’s snow days, and extra volunteer time in the school, I’m pretty sick of my kids.  Love em to bits, but man, can’t wait for them to go away.

Sadly, Jack has been fighting a cold all weekend.  He’s got a productive cough and had a fever of 101 this afternoon.  Feeling better tonight after some ibuprofen and a hot bath.  I hope after his day off tomorrow he’s ready to go back to school on Tuesday.