In terms of snow, this winter has been kind of a dud so far. It was warm all through December, and while January finally brought colder weather, sadly, there was still very little snow. A lake effect storm finally came through early in the week, closing schools Tuesday, and I crossed my fingers that the snow would hold up for the weekend. Yesterday Frankie and I were outside for a few hours, sledding in the backyard and going on a "heffalump expedition," which was really just a walk through the neighborhood, winding through the playground and the woodlot up behind the house (we trapped several heffalumps, thank you very much). Cutting across the ball fields at the playground, we discovered that the snow was, in fact, deep enough for snowshoes. Hurray!
