Warning: Hell Froze Over

Yes! For the third time since I have lived here, but by far the most, it has snowed here in the Vegas Valley! The snow started around noon today and did not stop until late this evening. We could get up to 3-6 inches more tonight. I have to admit, driving in it was not fun. People here act like they have never driven in or seen snow. Oh wait, they really haven't! The one thing we lack here are the resources to take care of the snowfall. Therefore, NO SCHOOL TOMORROW! It took me almost an hour to get home from school (can take as little as 15 minutes typically) because of the streets not being cleared. Guess they don't know about snow plows or salt trucks.

I called Leigha in the afternoon to make sure she was playing in the snow. She said she was having a good time with it, but she was heading in because she got too cold. I reminded her that she said that all she really wanted for Christmas was for it to snow. I told her that I guessed that Santa didn't need to bring her anything. Leigha said, "No Mom, he still needs to come."

After my long trip home, after two long days of school and conferences, I was ready to vegetate. Unfortunately, Leigha had other plans. She wanted to make a snowman as soon as I walked in the door. At first I said no, but then I quickly realized this might be our only chance. I had already invited our nanny, Suzanne, to spend the night so she didn't have to drive in that mess. So Suzanne made dinner and Leigha and I headed out into the cold!



Leigha has been wanting to make snow angels for a very long time. I am just not sure it was quite as fun as she imagined. Something about lying down on a piles of rocks just doesn't sound very comfortable!



Yummy snow!




It was time to make a snowman! I warned her that we needed to start with clean snow. Snow from the top of Dad's car is the best kind. Then we rolled it along the side walk to get a better sized ball. Considering I have lived in the desert for over 10 years, my snowman making skills are quite rusty.



I was still amazed at how much snow we got today. The scarier part is that we might get 3-6 more inches tonight!



The best part of all? The entire school district has had school cancelled for tomorrow! I don't think this town has very many plows or salt trucks. This will be the first snow day since 1979!