The kids didn’t have school on Monday, because we had a terrible snowstorm.
We had almost 12 inches of snow in less than 6 hours.
The snowflakes were huge and they stuck to the ground, cars, and houses. The kids were supposed to have a two-hour delay, but school ended up getting canceled. I stayed home with the kids instead of going to work that day. As soon as it started to warm up outside, the kids wanted to go out and play in the snow. I was worried they would freeze in the cold temperatures, so I bundled up the kids with hats, scarves, and mittens. I decided to go outside with the kids as well. I bundled up before going out in the cold too. I put on a T-shirt and a sweatshirt as well as my jacket. I had on a pair of knit gloves under my heavy leather skiing gloves. The kids and I played outside for a couple of hours. When everyone was cold, we came inside. I made the kids hot chocolate and we sat in front of the fireplace for a couple of hours. We warmed up very quickly. I put a couple of extra logs on the fireplace and the kids went upstairs to play for a while. The fireplace felt so nice and warm that I eventually fell asleep on the couch. I woke up when I heard the kids running up and down the stairs. I was only asleep for 15 minutes, but it felt like I had been sleeping for days.