This is how Thursday 2/11/10 looked about 3pm. The roads were just wet but the snow was starting to accumulate. We all went to school/work/activities Thursday night. By 8pm they had shut down I-220, I-49, and Highway 3132. Those all roads I take to get to work so I cancelled all classes for Friday morning and slept in. At least until 7:30am.
This is what we woke up too Friday morning. Luckily the kids went to school ALL day Thursday even though it was snowing all day. To appreciate the irony, they had cancelled school in anticipation of an ice storm that never arrived in January but they went to school when it was actually snowing. I will never understand how it works down here. I am SO greatful they went all day Thursday. With having Friday off for snow and Monday off for President's Day that's A LONG weekend.
We really didn't have great snow clothes for Nate. We bundled him up as best we could and he did really well. We stayed outside for 1.5 hours. He did have to switch out gloves but he never complained ONCE. Miracle of all miracles. We ran around and played but I made Chris and Nate walk all over the neighborhood with me. With gyms closed you have to get exercise in however you can. Chris did have to go in to work at 10am. I'll bet he'll be home early though. 
The snow was so wet and heavy that it packed really well. Made for some really hard snowballs though. I had to have a talk with both husband and child about not drilling me with the rocks aka snowballs. I am making a snowman by the way. You wouldn't imagine it but that snow was heavy and awkward.
To know the Otis family is too truely appreciate this picture. I honestly don't know WHY but all Otis men really appreciate taking "butt" pictures. I have tons of wedding photos from behind (pun intended) that my father-in-law took. This was purely retribution.
See I told you. Behind shots.
6 comments:
I had to laugh when I saw your pictures. There's hardly any snow and they closed everything?!?! Here in Utah that would be more like a "skiff" of snow. There's not even any accumulated on the roads or driveways. We’ve got to have almost a foot or more accumulate in one night before they'll consider closing stuff around here. I guess when you live in an area not equipped to handle those conditions, they are much more cautious. But it looks like you guys had fun on your “Snow Day.”
Wasn't today fun? But I agree...could you imagine if they had Thursday off also?!?!
Gotta love the snow in Louisiana, atleast it made for a FUN day, and now it's gone, hurray!
it's fun that you all got some snow. it seems everyone is having crazy weather this winter except us. and we actually need snow, what with living in a desert and all.
I think Nashville is ahead of Louisiana in canceling school with the threat of snow or ice. We had no school today and we only had about what you guys did.(6 days in the last month) It drives me crazy! Good thing they've built in inclement weather days, so we don't have to make them up at the end of the year.
I see you got the good side of Chris bending over helping Nate! Nice.
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