School at Home

We have used up all of our snow days, so Tuesday was our first virtual instruction day. Drawing on their three years of virtual school, my kids were well-equipped for this mode of learning. Topher was new to it, but he was so excited to have a meeting with his class on his school-issued iPad. I took very few pictures of the day, but Cooper took this one of reading time. I'm so glad he captured this moment. 

Topher also did some PE and art.

Cooper, Phoebe, and Sophie also did school, but I wasn't watching over their shoulders, making sure it got done.

Mountains of Snow

Sunday's epic snowstorm was followed by a snow day on Monday. It was warm enough for Topher and Sophie to play outside for a bit. Cooper and Topher are in the first few pictures, though Topher is off in the distance and not as easy to see.

This is a good example of high the snow is piled in our yard. That's 6'3" Peter trying to remove Topher from the snow cliff. That tall snow hill was created by the boys shoveling the driveway.

Sophie didn't have much time outside, but she enjoyed it while she could.

And poor Phoebe, who loves the cold and snow, was stuck inside with a terrible head cold. That's why she's missing from all the pictures.

Timeline of a Snowy Day

Sunday

January 25, 2026

10:27am

11:32am

11:47am

12:05pm

12:08pm

12:12 pm

12:35pm

2:40pm

2:41pm

4:39pm

4:46pm

4:47pm

5:01pm

5:41 pm

5:52pm

9:01pm

9:30pm

Snowpocalypse

I realized I forgot to buy bananas yesterday. Phoebe and I went to the store today. The bread, meat, and produce were seriously cleared out.

We are fully stocked with water and food. Now we wait to see how much snow this storm will bring.

Get It While You Can

A large swath of the United States is expecting a major snow storm this weekend. I went grocery shopping yesterday and made sure we're stocked with nonperishable food. There were a handful of other people preparing, but mostly it seemed like a normal day of shopping for those I observed.

I bought food, but I didn't buy any water. I ran over to Sam's Club today to pick up some water bottles for our supply. This is where the Sam's Club water bottles should have been. I saw people with several flats of water bottles in their carts. Like, I wondered if maybe they owned a restaurant and were planning to resell them, that's how piled high the carts were.

It's good to be prepared, but always a little jarring to see an item cleared off the shelves.

Snow, Snow, Snow

On Sunday we woke up to even more snow. Because of the expected inclement weather, our church meetings had been canceled on Saturday night. Bryan and I took our turn and shoveled this time. Then we rushed to get cleaned up so we could attend another ward that was meeting at noon.

It snowed again as we were getting ready for bed.

We got a light dusting yesterday evening.

There is a lot of snow out there right now.

Snowy Day

We woke up to snow falling on Saturday morning. By the time the storm was over we had about four inches of the powdery stuff. While Cooper and Peter shoveled out front, Topher and Sophie played in the back. Topher even went sledding with his friends who live next door. It's all very pretty, but I'm thankful I got to stay inside.