Snow Snow Snow!!!

Well, the weather predictions rang true this time. Or, maybe it was the snow dance....either way, it finally happened. The Big Snow of 2010!!! The kids were out of school on Friday, so we definitely had to take advantage of the day. We caught wind of an awesome hill not too far from here, and we were able to get there without any trouble. We all had a blast....yes, even Mark with his "possibly broken knee" got in on the fun. I am pleased to report that no further injuries were incurred....unless you count my tailbone that feels like it HAS been broken, thanks to my first trip down "the hill".
We went out some on Saturday, too, but the wind was much stronger, the snow was deeper and harder, and we didn't stay nearly as long. The hill was much harder for Mark to climb (gimp) up the second day, plus Kinlee got snow in her face ( a HUGE no-no), so we headed home much sooner. I did manage to take some cool pictures of the front of our house - I love the way it looks in the snow! If you will look closely, you can see the sign that Kinlee put in her bedroom window yesterday. It says, "Let It Snow!!" You will also notice that her blue curtains are closed (which are usually opened during the day). I asked her why she closed them and in her "still mad from snow in the face voice", she said, "Because I didn't even WANT to see the snow anymore!" Needless to say, soon after that, she crashed on the couch and I haven't heard from her in hours!!:)

The Snow Dance and a Knee Brace....Not a Good Combo!

Well....here we are. Mark hurt his knee at a retreat this past weekend playing football. We do not know for sure if it is broken, if ligaments are torn, or if it's just royally messed up. We'll find out for sure on Tuesday when they do the MRI. IN THE MEANTIME, though, he did not let that stop him from doing the Snow Dance last night. It seems to have worked....no school....snow is coming down.....they are predicting 7-12 inches before it's all over!!!! Wish us luck, though...Mark insists that he's sledding today. To be continued....

Snow Day!!!!!

We woke up this morning to a white yard, icy roads, and fun to be had! Mark originally had a conference in Nashville today, but since the roads were yucky, he will not be going until tomorrow. He went up to the office instead, and when he quickly saw that he was the ONLY one there, he did his stuff, headed home, and has been working here today. In between emails and phone calls, we decided to head out for some winter fun! We put on our layers, grabbed our sleds, and walked to the neighborhood cemetary - yes, you heard me right - the cemetary! Awesome hills are found there, and we just couldn't pass them up. Here are some pictures of us sledding and walking in the woods.

We got pretty wet and VERY cold before it was all said and done, but we had a great time! When we got home, it was warm, dry clothes for everyone, a late breakfast (complete with a pancake and bacon snowman), and lots of good pictures to commemorate the event.


However, I must document one especially memorable moment of our sledding festivities. MY CRASH! That's right - I bit the dust (or snow, if you will) on my first trip down the hill. I am not a pro at sledding by any means, and have a little trouble steering, to say the least. I felt confident taking off (notice the wave and the smile), felt free as a bird on the way down, but soon came to a crashing halt in a bed of sticks, mud, and snow. I got up, my sled straddling a small creek, grateful that the worst thing that happened was that my pride was demolished and I had snow in my eye! Following the episode, I had a hard time trying to convince Kinlee to ride down the hill with me, but she reluctantly complied, and no more incidents occurred!!! We had a great time - we stayed out about an hour to an hour and a half. We are not long-duration snow people, I guess, but it was long enough for us to make some great memories! We walked home, passed our sleds off to the neighbors, and headed in to thaw.....