snow! snow! snow!

well, they were not exaggerating. actually, they underestimated the snow fall. we ended up with almost 2 feet of snow! yesterday the girls went out in it to shovel and to play. i managed to not actually leave the house except to step on the porch to take pictures. other than that, i stayed inside and in my pjs.

today i attempted to dig my car out of its snow-shell. after working for about a half-hour, two of mia's classmates...sam and tyler...walked by. i asked them if they wanted to dig my car out for me. they said, "How much?" I said, "How much do you want?" of course, in my mind, i was thinking $20.....but when sam said, "$2?" i quickly countered with "$5 each" and went running home to get their shovels...

soph heard of my offer and quickly suited up! the three of them made very quick work of the job. in the meantime, i sent louisa down to uni-mart to get change for a $20. she was back just in time! i managed to climb into my car and start it up... left it running while they finished up the back.

now i am ABLE to get out... but don't necessarily want or need to. well, i want to...but don't need to! i can see how cabin fever can quickly settle in when it is not possible to get out.

so back to my knitting i will return. basketball games have been canceled for three days in a row. we have nothing we have to do... the superbowl is on tonight. dunno if i will watch or not, since the steelers are not in it. i guess i'll root for whomever is winning :D