Snow, snow, snow!

7 hrs of snow

We were starting to wonder if all the stories we heard about the weather here were fabricated to keep people away…..it hasn’t been below freezing since the first of October and the days have been warm enough for a light jacket, it’s actually been nicer here than back home. Well….the snow has started flying and by the predictions we could have 30 inches by the end of the week (after 8hrs we have a foot).  Joan of Artic has made her maiden voyage (my winter boots are called Joan of Arctic and they are AWESOME)!   The temperatures have fallen to 15F and are expected to fall to -5F in the next few days (Thank you Grandma for all the warm clothing). Wow! What happened?! We’ve been told all along to mentally prepare for winter, I can see why; life doesn’t stop or get easier it just gets colder and longer and the paths now become narrow troughs and we’ve been told that we won’t see the ground again until March. Of course the girls are excited as can be and they were actually disappointed that the clouds took a breath before the next snow fall. I have to admit, I am also excited, so hopefully that will carry us through for a few months until we get tired of it. Oh yeah, don’t forget we don’t have a dryer, so all these wet clothes that we use everyday has presented a whole new challenge.

our cottage at first break in the weather....its -20C!!!