Snow and Weekend

We got snow.

The temperatures are below freezing.

Real winter, at last! (At least for a few days.)

The start of the weekend was a bit stressful because of the snow-storm-induced changes to events, which caused my careful stack of kid activities to nearly collapse. Specifically, our son's concert was moved to an earlier time, which meant I no longer could pick up one of my kids from a get-together with friends or drive another kid to a birthday party. Luckily, they were able to get rides with friends.

Speaking of the concert: it was high school musicians playing Shostakovich Symphony #5. They were good!!! It was quite competitive to get into this districts-level orchestra and E was very happy with himself. He auditioned for the next level (regionals), but didn't make it. The kids had 2 all-day rehearsals, and then they performed. E was bummed he didn't make it to the regionals, but he loved playing Shostakovich. 

When everyone was finally home (before the storm hit) - I was so relieved. Our youngest was very unhappy about having to skip a sleepover, but I just didn't feel comfortable leaving her at someone else's house with the crazy weather coming (although the other girls stayed). 

Sunday was very laid-back: we did some sledding, I read in front of the fireplace, the kids watched a movie... E made his signature Shepherd's Pie. 

I do love sledding. 

Are you getting a lot of snow in your area? Do you have a favorite snow-dependent activity?