Above Freezing!!

I had just written to my mom a couple of days ago that I needed a day that was at least in the mid-20's outside so that I could get out and play with the kids. Someone with more clout must have heard me because today we were pleasantly surprised with mid-40's(!!!!) weather! It was marvelous! We definitely didn't need to get as decked out in our snow gear because within half an hour we were shedding hats and stuff to keep from overheating...


I have noticed (in my nine years here in MN) that the snow has to be just right -not too dry or wet or cold or warm- in order to build a snowman. And I have never been able to really build a snowman the "right" way. Ya know, where you make a small snowball and then roll it on the ground into a bigger one. So, when I got outside this morning, I decided to try the "right" way again completely predicting another failure. But NO, it worked!! I was astounded! So here are Ben and Madelyn rolling the snowman bottom and middle. And then below, we decided to pose with him. However, an hour or so later, it got so warm that he fell over and melted.... poor snowman. I had to go out and save those Thin Mints that we used for eyes before they were lost forever. And then I ate them - yum! Forget the carrot, I'll leave that to the squirrels.