If This is Spring, Who Needs Winter?

You would think this picture happened in the winter...oh no! This happened this past week. March 23. Two days after the Spring Equinox. Fun, huh?

K, I don't know about you all, but I am SICK of snow. I'm sick of the snow showers, drifts by my house, sliding around in the slush, and silently praying not to get stuck. And worst of all, hoping someone isn't going to hurdle right into me. Yes, we have had a mild awinter this year. Last year we had a lot of really cold days, and more snow showers. This year, we have had few snow showers, but the ones we have gotten are happening in the spring, and this last snowfall was a doozy! We received 14 inches this last Monday. I'm all for snow, but couldn't we have gotten this all before Christmas? I am so ready for brightness, and green, I have seriously considered getting one of those sunlight lamps for my house! And the wind! There is nothing like blowing snow, and driving in white out conditions. I know its probably worse in some other places, but I am from St. George, where its really warm. I don't know if I will ever get used to this. Not fun. Really sick of the winter and I cannot wait for the warmth of spring to thaw out my chilly bones.

Such an adventure this week for my school kiddos as well. On Monday, when snow was just pouring down, our Central Office decided to shut down schools early. This didn't really affect me since I work in the morning and am off by 12:30, so I still worked my full hours. James happens to work with two ladies who have kids who go to my school. They asked if I would take them home, since James was closing down the office and also drive them home as well. Of course I would! James, being the wonderful husband that he is, came to school to make sure I would be able to get out and about okay. It was such a good thing! I kept getting stuck just backing out of the parking lot. Back and forth, we'd keep trying and trying, until finally all four wheels backed safely out my parking spot. That was just the beginning! If you've ever driven in Casper, they don't have Brigham Young's wonderful grid idea to find addresses. Casper is all grouped and plotted out by themes. The theme in my school neighborhood is flowers. Both of the kids I was driving home lived on a flower street. They knew their addresses, but I am so unfamiliar with all of the different streets, I couldn't find where they lived for the life of me! Luckily, we were following James, and one of the ladies he works with was giving him directions. She replied, "just go straight." So we did, but she led us the wrong way, and we had to turn around in all of this snow. The Chevy kept getting stuck, so James would come out of his truck, get me unstuck, and then go back in his truck. This happened a few times! Finally, we got both kiddos home safely, and James and I were able to go home-one hour later from when we began! Gotta love Wyoming!

We did manage to play with Grant in the snow. I don't think we were out there for a full minute before he started crying. And those are shorts that James is wearing! Crazy!

Tuesday was a snow day. I don't know why...the sun was shining and was absolutely beautiful. The snow plows had come out and scraped our streets really well for once, so not sure why we had school canceled. You would think this would make me happy-it doesn't. This means we will have two make up days in June. June and school do not mix for me! I loved spending the day with Grant though! We had so much fun playing, and reading books. His favorite book is the Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle. Luckily we have the board book edition. Whenever I start it, he grins and touches the moon. I always ask him where the moon is, and he pats it with his hand! He also likes the middle part where the caterpillar eats through all the fruit. He loves to turn the pages and poke his fingers in the holes. It's cute to watch.

We are still trying to get Grant and Cooper to be better friends. Here's a start:

Cooper is starting to let Grant pet him. Maybe when Grant is older Cooper will finally be used to him. I don't know what it is! Grant is so great with our nieces and nephews!

Wednesday we had a late start for school. This snow just totally threw us for a loop. It has been so crazy. The students are also in the middle of taking their end of year tests, and this has really been rough for them. I love routines for kids, and they love it too. It's really hard when everything is thrown up in the air. I hope next week is better!

This Thursday, our plans for the missionaries were foiled again. They actually had a zone conference that night and were fed at the meeting. They mentioned the meeting earlier in the day, and the fact that they might not come. I prepared everything anyway, and when 6:00 came, they called and told us about their having dinner at the zone conference. James and I ate the feast of spring food-ham, shrimp salad, Red Lobster rolls, and green beans. It made me think of WARM Sunday dinners at my mom's about this time of year. Hmmm.

Then comes Friday. I LOVE Fridays. Who doesn't? It just feels different. By the time Friday comes I am spent. I love pulling on those jeans and heading off to work with a spring in my step thinking about the hard earned break that will happen in a few hours. Today, after I got home from work, I had to go visiting teaching. However, when James came home, Grant was awake, but had really sleepy eyes. He fell asleep right after James laid him in his crib. Since James pretty much eats and runs, I had to make a fast trip over to my neighbors house and give the lesson to her while James was eating his lunch. I feel bad that I had to be so rushed, but James had to go back to work in a matter of minutes. I left my partner there to finish the visit, but I just had to let Grant sleep. It was a good thing I did. He slept a whopping two hours! He has never gone that long. He must have really been tired. I feel a little bit better, since I had another visiting teaching appointment with a sister we have a tough time getting a hold of. I took Grant and went by myself, since my partner had another commitment. We had a really good visit. I think this is the second time I have been able to see her. She has a couple of dogs, and they adored Grant. He laughed and was so cute with them. I wish Cooper would be more like that. He is with our nieces and nephews. Maybe when Grant is older! Later that night James and I took the baby out to dinner at Applebee's where I enjoyed a strawberry lemonade and a shrimp dinner. Perfect end to the day!

Grant and James-what a pair. Don't they look so handsome? This was just after we came home from church. Have I mentioned before how much I love 9:00 church?! :)

A lot of our snow is beginning to melt. On the way home, James exclaimed, "Wow, its warm out there. Thirty-five degrees and it is still going up." Yeah. Thirty-five was our high. Did I mention how sick I am of the snow? :)