Saturday, December 13, 2008

Brrrrr!

I guess today isn't a good day to sit on the deck for coffee & donuts. I know other parts of the country have been pounded with snow and ice storms, but in Montana it's been below normal. We finally got some good snowfall last night. I was listening to the weather radio this morning and they are saying Glacier National Park is expecting over 8 inches before 5pm with winds up to 35mph. They're saying the low will be -40 to -50 degrees. We're about an hour south of the park, so it won't get that cold here. If I wasn't afraid of the car breaking down and us all dying, I'd love to go up there to experience it. I'm talking about getting out of the warm car, saying "Brrr!" and then getting back in the warm car. I've never felt it that cold before. They're saying for our area to expect temps in the -20s though, so I guess that will be close enough. I think we're due for more snow today as well as all of next week. I spent 40+ years in sunny Southern California, so all this snow & cold stuff is still fun for me.

Oh, and since I've been posting about some of the crafts the kids have made, I thought I'd put up a picture of what they did yesterday. We traced their hands on black foam and then they glued cotton balls on them to make little lamb ornaments. We added a loop of ribbon and they look really cute hanging on the Christmas tree. It's a good thing we have a 9 foot tall Christmas tree to fit all these ornaments. If we keep at it, I might have to start looking around for a taller one. We have about another foot we can go in the corner of the room. If we were to put the tree in the center of our great room, we could probably fit a 15 foot tall tree at least. I made 4 more angels out of recycled Christmas cards last night, so I just might have to find a taller tree!

11 comments:

  1. The snow looks so pretty Rena - but then it always does in pictures! (It is the driving in it and the shovelling that aren't so great!) They are calling for more snow this afternoon for us too but then it is supposed to warm up so that all the snow can melt ... in time to freeze again with the next cold front! Gotta love winter. lol

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  2. I'm with Tracy...I love snow pictures and as long as I don't have to go anywhere and can enjoy it while looking through the window...then I'm okay with that also..

    Another cute craft idea...I'm going to have a whole notebook of ideas...love it...thanks...

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  3. Those are so cute. I am definitely stealing that idea, okay?

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  4. Jacqui -- No problem! I got this one off the DLTK site, so it's not my idea. I just used foam instead of construction paper and turned them into ornaments. I added the link to the post too. :)

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  5. I am in sunny So. Cal and just reading your blog gives me the chills. Stay warm!

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  6. You got lots of snow. I don't think we're supposed to get that much, but we will get the icy temps. Pretty picture!

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  7. Yeah,we got pounded with an ice storm Thursday night and into Friday.Fortunately,we didn't lose our power.A lot of other people did.I tried to walk the dog yesterday,and he thought we would run as we usually do.Well,I don't run well on the ice,I had to cut our walk short.Didn't want to break my neck! Now,we just need some warm(read:above freezing) temps to thaw out all this ice! The lambs came out adorable,I think I could actually handle making those.:)

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  8. Oh Rena! Those hand lambs are too adorable!

    As for the snow...it's lovely to look at but I'm glad I don't live there :O

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  9. The snow is beautiful but -20!!!

    Sheesh - I think I'd die. I can't stand the cold.

    Those little lambies are soooo cute.

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  10. What a great idea for the sheep!

    Warm hugs (and I mean Warrrrrm!) from Australia.

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  11. What an awesome idea for Xmas ornaments, Rena! I think I'll try that with Logan sometime this week! Thanks for the great idea!

    Happy Holidays to everyone!

    Jen (AKA Jensterpita)

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