winter is baaaacccccckkkkk

We've been having storms lately, about three inches of very wet snow the other day, which subsequently melted. Right now it's snowing (hard to tell from picture), but it's coming down heavy with lots of wind. The power was out this morning for about a half hour, but came back on just minutes before it was time to wake up the boys. When I drove Victor to school, just going a block or two south we ran into a powerless area. No lights were on at the school. I wonder how long they'll keep the students at the school before calling it a day and sending them home?

As you can see from the picture, R's car is parked in the driveway--two reasons: First, we're starting to fill up the garage w/stuff from downstairs in preparation for the basement work and second because R decided to call and get a ride to Heber this morning from his friend who has four-wheel drive. Good choice!!! The mountains may get up to a foot today.

I may take another picture once it stops snowing to record the final result, although we're only supposed to get a couple inches down here in the valley.

Jared is going up to the Brighton area after school to dig snow caves. The Scouts go up one night and dig tunnels and holes in the snow. I understand that it's quite a calorie-burning endeavor. The boys then return the next night and sleep in them. Even R tells me that there are many positives to sleeping in a snow cave. This will be the first year that V isn't going, and this is his favorite scout activity. He's leaving tomorrow for a basketball tourney in Boise Friday and Saturday--thank goodness there's no school tomorrow. R lucked out, as no Priests are going this year and he's headed tomorrow to Phoenix for some sunshine and green golf courses. With the Priests holding down jobs or out of town for the choir tour and the Deacons and Teachers playing in the snow, I wonder which Scouts will be around Saturday morning to collect the bags for the yearly food drive. hmmm??