Friday Favorites: February's First Winter Storm

 February arrived with quite the whirlwind dropping a good 10 or so inches on us in just over 24 hours.  Believe it or not the snow was actually an improvement on the super cold below freezing days we had at the end of January!  Yep, it actually warmed up so it could snow.  All this cold and wet weather meant we spent most of our week very close to home.

Alec's school had a 2 hour delay on Friday because of the cold weather and the wind.  This delay threw off the school schedule with the other two boys but since it was so cold out we didn't have any other plans anyway.  

Yep, that message on my phone says 20 BELOW zero wind chills! 

Once I dropped Alec off (all bundled up in no less than 3 layers-- not counting my winter coat!) and arrived back home the other boys and I tackled their schoolwork. We still finished by lunchtime and then after I was done eating I headed back out to pick Alec up. He had a great day of school!  

My husband called around 4 asking if the boys wanted to run scrap with him on Saturday.  We haven't had a chance to do this in a long time and it's one of the few ways the younger two can earn spending money.  With Alec's karate class on Saturday we decided to head into work and load up everything that night.  It meant a pretty late dinner for us all but the boys didn't mind in the least. 

Saturday morning my husband took Ian and Evan with him to work while Alec and I got ready for karate. He had a great class.  

After karate and lunch I headed out with my husband to work at the hydro.  One of the trash racks had frozen over and he had to break through the ice to rake out debris and a huge log that had managed to get stuck in there.  On the way home we stopped to check the pump house and racks at his grandfather's old dam.  

I spent my late afternoon working on a few scrapbooking pages before dinner. 

It was another freezing cold day on Sunday but my husband and I headed out early anyway to pick up a few groceries at BJ's.  After groceries I spent my day inside reading, doing some laundry, and working on a few more scrapbooking pages. I love lazy days like that every now and then. 

Evan had his CT scan(s) scheduled Monday morning.  I was glad we had an early appointment since we were supposed to get lots and lots of snow.  We arrived and got all checked in then talked to the CT scan tech who told us that they were going to have to post-pone the tests until they could talk to Evan's Doctor since the tests ordered required far to much radiation for a 13 year old.  It was a bummer but I'm all for less radiation!  We'll see what the techs, doctors, and insurance company can agree on and where to take it from here.. 

Since he had to fast before his tests and was starving we stopped for breakfast on the way home- he wanted a chocolate chip muffin from his favorite local bakery.  We sat at the window and watched the snow falling.

By the time we arrived home, Ian had already attached the plow to the loader and began plowing our driveway.  Alec was deep into his OSHA training class so we tried to clean the house quietly around him (school was virtual for everyone-- teachers included because of the snow). I finished up my latest book and got lots and lots of laundry done in between peeking in on Alec and helping him take notes more effectively.  The snow just kept piling up..

Ian and my husband left early on Tuesday to begin plowing and shoveling out the various properties.  Alec settled in for another day of virtual learning/OSHA training and Evan and I quickly tackled all this school work ending school in just over an hour.  I headed out mid-morning to meet my husband at the lawyers office and sign our updated wills.  

Driving in a winter wonderland (don't worry; I stopped to take this photo. That's one of the benefits of living on a private road! 

On the way home I stopped for some groceries and picked up a pretty bouquet for myself.  

We stayed inside all day (other than a quick bit of shoveling snow) and I began watching the reboot of Mad About You.  I've only watched 1 episode but I think it's cute. 

We all had a half day of school planned on Wednesday and then met up with some friends of ours for a winter walk after lunch. Ian drove himself and it was so weird to see him parked next to us. (He was heading to work on his jet ski after so this made the most sense).

We walked for two hours!  It was wonderful to be out in the fresh air.  The kids had a few snowball fights and dropped ice chunks into the river.  

Thursday started out with a few snow showers.  Ian headed to work and Alec sat down to work some more on his OSHA training while Evan and I tackled his schoolwork.  The sun was shining by 11 and since Alec had finished up his day's assignment I enticed the boys to go snowshoeing. 

We only stayed out a bit over 30 minutes since Alec needed lunch before signing into his math class.  It was beautiful out though!  

How was your week?

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