February 1
Snow day!
Turns out, this was only the first of many snow days ahead this month.
Happy birthday dinner to me!
February 6
This was one of the most beautiful snowfalls I’ve ever seen
The flakes were huge and seemed to fall in slow motion
It started just before eleven p.m.
February 7
We stayed up until nearly one a.m. watching it fall
By this time even the tree limbs were white
So beautiful!
Kelly shared this pic of Knox and Ella playing in the snow
She said they were having so much fun that they didn’t want to go in
February 8
Knox made this tiny snowman out of what was left of the snow
It melted pretty quickly
February 12
Stuff like this wore thin a long time ago
It’s been a year and counting
I don’t put any stock in horoscopes or fortunes inside cookies
so I guess I shouldn’t put any stock in an empty fortune cookie
Or in the second one I opened right after this one
Me and my Valentine
Jousting at icicles
This was the week of ice/snow and power outages
Some outages lasted well into the next weekend
Beautiful but dangerous
We were very blessed not to have lost power during the week
A tree limb did fall in our backyard and brought down our cable wire
So we used our iPhones for internet for two days
and kept an eye on data usage as we don’t have unlimited
February 16
Cardinals Kung Fu Fighting
More snow on top of the ice
February 17
The Spectrum guys showed up Wednesday morning right when they said they would
and got us back online.
Digging out
Big O donut run
The icicles were golden in the street light
February 19
February 20
And then the sun appeared and turned the tree branches into glittering diamonds
Knox had spent the night with us. We watched Thor: Ragnarok and stayed up late.
I snapped a lot of pics but they just don’t do this awesome spectacle justice
As beautiful as it was, I think it’s safe to say everybody was happy to see it melt
February 21
What snow?
Neil has worked a lot of hard hours on our bathroom make-over
Removed wallpaper and all the adhesive left behind
Sanded and primed and painted I don’t know how many coats of paint
It’s a work in progress and just getting started
February 23
Kerry, Neil, and Knox played some after school croquetElla wanted to hit the ball but ended up hitting herself in the nose
with the handle of the croquet mallet. Ouch.
Shelby and Elijah dropped in for an after school visit
Warm in the sun, chilly in the shade kind of day
February 24
SGDD
Same grandkids, different day (well, minus Ella)
February 25
65 and older lined up for the virus shot
The whole process was quick and efficient
Kudos to our county health department
This was round one. Second round in three weeks.
Snow Moon
February’s full Snow Moon reaches peak illumination at 3:19 A.M. EST on Saturday, February 27. For the best view of this Moon, look for it on the night of Friday, February 26
The explanation behind February’s full Moon name is a fairly straightforward one: it’s known as the Snow Moon due to the typically heavy snowfall that occurs in February. On average, February is the United States’ snowiest month, according to data from the National Weather Service.
https://www.almanac.com/content/full-moon-february
This Snow Moon has definitely lived up to its name
This Snow Moon has definitely lived up to its name
Hubby Neil hit the Big 7-0 today
Happy Birthday to my one and only—the best hubby, dad, and grandpa ever!
The crown suits him. I think he should wear it all the time, don’t you?
“While it is February one can taste the full joys of anticipation.
Spring stands at the gate with her finger on the latch.”
― Patience Strong
