Blizzard 2009

Another winter has come to Flagstaff, it started to snow early, early Monday morning and snowed all day. The schools cancelled halfway through the day, in my opinion they should've just cancelled them first thing in the morning. I finished my anatomy final and then they cancelled classes at the college! YEAH I'm so relieved to be done with that class, I enjoyed it, but WOW I'm tired but I learned our body is sooo amazing, Heavenly Father is AMAZING!

Today we had a snow day and tomorrow we have a snow day! The plowtruck hasn't even been on our street and in my cul de sac it's just snow piled about 2 feet!

Sean showing how deep our cul de sac snow is!!

Yeah the snow on this side of the house doesn't see the sun, so I think we are pretty much guaranteed a White Christmas. (At least in this spot)


The kids had a snowman made but it got buried in the snow!

Phooey on Puxatawney Phil!!!

Last week Phil, the groundhog, came out of his hole and predicted 6 more weeks of winter. Well, I think we just got 6 weeks worth just in the last 2 days. It has been snowing non-stop since early Sunday morning. The kids had a snow day yesterday, but I didn't (College stinks). Today we both have snow days. YEAH!! Last night Fred didn't get home from work until after 10:30 pm and we had to shovel over a foot of snow just so he could get the van up the driveway.


I should get the Mother of the Year award for having my children out in the snow at 11:00 pm.



Sydney making a snow body! No angels around here, there is nothing sweet and angelic about this weather.


We measured just over two feet of snow that fell on our table. (Note this table was clear last week)


The one time Fred forgot to cover his bbq. We won't be able to find his cover until it melts.

Overall, I should be grateful for the moisture because this area has been under a severe drought for the last decade, but does it have to come all at once.

I Just got SnowBlowed!

Quick Funny story--I was out shoveling snow, of course I was out shoveling snow, and my nice little old neighbor felt sorry for me and came over to help me. This poor man, he usually retires to Palm Springs in the winter, but they aren't leaving until after Christmas and he is sure getting his money worth for that snowblower. Well I'm trying to get the ice off of my driveway and as I'm scraping ice off, he comes by with his snowblower and forgets to switch the blower and well let's just say I had taken my coat off because I was getting warm and SWOOSH snow all over me. I just had to laugh because I'm trying to find humor in this weather that makes me want to cry.



Our House -- we have a very steep front yard, which makes for a really good sledding hill. The driveway is a Beast to get up when it's covered in snow.



The kids out playing in the snow today!

What the Heck!

WARNING DO NOT attempt to adjust the picture, YES, today is May 23, 2008 and once again it's snowing in Flagstaff. I swear, someone needs to kick Mother Nature in the you know what. It's amazing that only 3 days ago Flagstaff broke a record for record heat (84 degrees) it was so nice. I actually didn't have to put on a hoodie that morning. I think the only one who has enjoyed this snow fall is our dog, Max. He just loves running around in it. Oh and I watched a squirrel trying to find it's nuts! He was probably thinking I woke up to soon, I need to go back to bed, which is what I'm going to go and do.(I tried to take a picture, but those little boogers are fast) Anyway, have a safe and great Memorial day weekend!

The End of An Era

I'm sad and happy today to announce that we will no longer be buying diapers in this house again. I told Sean the stores do not make diapers anymore and he now has to where BIG Boy underwear. (I don't usually lie to my children, but the kid has to be potty trained in order for him to attend preschool while I go to school next Fall.) He got to choose underwear that he likes(Spiderman, Lightning McQueen, he wanted Go, Diego Go, but Fred thought those were too Girly!) and so far he has been doing good. I have finally graduated out of the "BABY" stage and we can close the book on that chapter AND I'm tired of changing diapers.!!!!



Yesterday in Flagstaff it SNOWED! Yes! it's May, but someone forgot to tell Mother Nature that. We have had such a crazy winter and I HAD retired my snow shovel for the season so to wake up to 3 to 4 inches of snow was not good. Sean woke up and was so excited he came into the den and proclaimed, "It's snowing! Yeah! It's Christmas!" Luckily, for my wallet, Christmas is still 7 months away and Santa is still making toys at the North Pole. The kids had delayed school schedule(they went 2 hours later), but I think they were relieved they didn't cancel school because this school year they had to take away 3 vacation days. Enjoy the pictures of the kids in the snow(taken on 5/13/08) and Sean's snow outfit (snow boots, shorts and Lightning McQueen shirt).