After much warning --- We had some wind and snow this week. After listening to the winds gust all night, we awoke to this in front of our garage. Drifts worthy of a little bit of news coverage. And two days off of school. (Picture me telecommuting with a husband, two kids, two neighbor kids, and a barking dog providing assistance.)
And out our basement window...we saw this. Note: The deck sits 8 feet off the ground.
So the Big D got out the Binford 6000 model snowblower (yes...Tool Time--Tim Allen reference) and plowed us out. You can see the snow caves that the kids made. But they had to dig quick because our temps dropped to below zero. And they were ff--ff--freezing.
In other news, our boy raced his "Stinger" car in the Pinewood Derby last weekend. In his Tiger Cub Den, he came in 4th out of 4 but we reminded him, "Someone has to win. And someone has to come in last. The important thing is that you are in the race and that you have fun." Nostalgic, isn't it. Seriously, this is where you start to sound like your parents by providing advice that has been handed down for generations.
And his Den had the fastest car in the whole Derby. Actually, his best buddy had the fastest car recorded in all the years that his Pack has done the Derby. But nonetheless, it was a lesson in life. He and Dad had a blast making the car. And while trying to fix a wheel the night before, the wheel broke off of the car. So with a fast repair, it was raceable. And it was a VERY close race. Look for the yellow & black car in the video below. You can see how much fun they had racing. 3---2---1---GO!
Best Friends--Cutest Tiger Cubs
I just want to pinch him, he's so stinking cute!!! I would have cheered -- and cheered LOUDLY! -- for his little Pinewood Derby car! And then my boy and I would have hopped right on over to your house for some hot chocolate and snow-tunnel digging. Because we had the 30 DEGREES BELOW ZERO here! Yes, we had that! But we only ended up with seven inches of snow, and none of it blew around like that! Poor us. Freezing cold, with no snow-day benefits!
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