Showing posts with label snow. Show all posts
Showing posts with label snow. Show all posts

Wednesday, August 17, 2011

Snow Day

Yesterday morning it was clear and the snow was beginning to melt...

We had a snow day and it was Nicks day off yesterday. It almost seemed silly we were having a snow day.

But by yesterday afternoon it was snowing, hard. It was described as blizzard like conditions on the news. I would not have liked to drive in it, but it was very pretty to play in at home.

Looking towards our house.

Our back section.

Looking up the street.

Looking down the street

Nick building a snowman on our deck

Looking up our shared driveway
Now I'm lying in bed sniffing and waiting to find out if we're having another snow day. All the schools around us are still closed. So I think the chances are pretty good that we'll be closed today. There's still a chance for snow later today. It's not supposed to be as bad today, mainly sleet and showers.

But then they said yesterday wasn't going to be as bad as Monday...and you can see what happened!

I had plans to do a snow mani, but just as I was starting to paint my nails the neighbours wanted a snow fight... Maybe I'll do them today!

Monday, August 15, 2011

Zomg Snow!

Ok I know that snow isnt a big deal for a lot of people...
But when you live 15min from the harbour at basically sea level...it's a big deal when it snows.

Check out these pics I took at school today.

The field behind the school, looking towards the river.
The kids snowflakes on the windows and real snow outside on the playing field.

Snow! Just before lunch... I of course let the kids run outside and play in it.

All lunch time it snowed gently and then after lunch when all the kids were back in class it went crazy. When they went home the school was white.

The playground.

The court beside my classroom.
Our Parent Teacher interviews got cancelled, thank goodness, and we were told to go home, not to hang around school. I drove to mum and dads house and tried to get hold of Nick. He was supposed to finish work at 9pm...in Wellington . An hours bus ride away. I wanted him to come home so he didn't get stuck. He works right by the sea and didn't believe me it was crazy out this way.

He believed me as we got to Stokes Valley...the whole valley is white.

In front of our garage.
Nick playing on the deck.
Good thing he came home. They've cancelled all the buses in the Wellington region due to ice and hazardous driving conditions. He's pretty happy with me now.