Winter Weather

We've gotten quite a lot of snow this winter! It seems that every other week or so there is another winter storm. This past week it snowed about eight inches and then the freezing rain fell, covering the snow with a layer of ice. Our little old snow blower had a difficult time with this combination of snow and ice, so Jared's job of clearing the driveway became more of a chore than the usual walk up and down the driveway behind the snow blower. (He had to muscle the snow blower along and got so hot that he took off his jacket and was snow blowing in a short sleeved shirt as it continued to snow! Our little neighbor girl told me the next day, "Your husband wasn't wearing his jacket!" Are you kidding? Jared was made for this weather!) With all the snow it has also been very cold, so Gwen hasn't really been outside much lately. But today, when the temperature reached 40 degrees, we headed out for a walk. It had been awhile since Gwen had been in her stroller, and she has grown! She couldn't move much in her snowsuit, but she was quite content as we strolled through the neighborhood. There were some other walkers and she got excited when she saw two dogs. However, we probably won't be walking again soon as the forecast says more snow tomorrow!