Snow!!

Halloween morning greeted us with a blanket of snow in the village!  We woke up to about 2 inches on the ground and it continued throughout the day to finish off at around 3 inches.  Little Miss Sunshine seemed to enjoy investigating the snow from the porch and the kids at school very much enjoyed the opportunity to declare war on Mike after school.  The village doesn't get as much snow as many would expect with the average year bringing only 24 inches so we won't be needing snowshoes to get around.  Ice cleats, on the other hand, are a necessity.  The snow comes heavy and wet - perfect for snowmen and snowball fights -  and looks beautiful.  Then the sun comes out and it turns slushy only to freeze solid during the night to cover a very hilly terrain with a solid layer of ice.  Unfortunately our snow did not last long.  We were supposed to get quite a bit more on Thursday, but someone didn't get the memo so we got a whole lot of rain instead so I'm anxiously waiting for the next snow.  

Most of the snow has melted in the village
but Bede's not letting his go as easily.



Snow coming down Halloween morning
You can see how much light we have
at 7:00 in the morning - none.