Sunday, January 31, 2010

The Great Snowball Fight of 2009, er, 2010


We got about 6 inches of snow two days ago. School was cancelled, much to my boys' delight. One thing I hate when we get snow is that the snowplow piles up snow in front of our driveway, so that even though there may be 6 inches in the driveway, there is about 2 feet where the driveway meets the road. That always makes for some extra shoveling work.

Yesterday we went sledding, which was fun, and today-- it was all about the snowball fight. I helped my two boys build some forts (which were about 5 feet apart) and then they went at it. They had a blast, and so did I watching them.

Afterwards, I went for an easy three mile run. The streets were clear for the most part. I had a few places where I had to run over some ice patches or snow, but nothing too dangerous. It felt good to get out, and I actually enjoy running in this cold weather. The foot bothers me just enough that I feel like I still have to go slow, but not enough to keep me from running.

4 comments:

Gene said...

i love it when the kids have snowball fights. our 12 year old ambushed me in the Applebee's parking lot a few weeks ago. it was great!

Jess said...

Aside from the extra shoveling, it sounds like fun!

Being Robinson said...

hey! it was good to see you today, my afternoon got a bit out of control, but i'll sure send you my PTs name/number tomorrow morning. hope we can see you at a race soon.

Lindsay said...

fun! i don't really like the slipperyness of running on/in the snow either but it's (kind of) nice to get out and run in it a few times a year.