Snow Day

I remember as a kid hearing about the mythical 'snow day'.  Apparently on this day the city sort of shuts down: kids don't have to go to school, buses don't run, many businesses are closed.  Growing up in the Okanagan, I knew that day would never come.  Living in a semi-desert does have its downsides.  Even here in the prairies, though, where we get more than enough snow and cold weather, it's such a norm that everyone just carries on regardless of the weather.  -50 degrees?  Whatev.  Two metres of snow?  Annoying, but no biggie. 

Today is the closest I'll ever come, I think, to getting a snow day.  It's been snowing heavily here for the last two days without pause.  While the accumulating snow could be dealt with with shovels and plows, the wind has to get a part of the action; it blows all the snow you just shovelled off your sidewalk right back over it again.  It piles the snow up in huge drifts. 

This is normal for Alberta.  Unfortunately.

I know you can't tell since the background it just all white, but the snow level  behind Isabella is above her shoulders.

Anyway, due to so much snow in so short a time, our church meetings have been cancelled today.  For the first time in my life, I actually can't go to church.  It's a very weird feeling.

Eventually we went back inside because I was too cold.  She was fine, of course, and was upset that I made us go in so early (1hour).  She just loves the outdoors, that girl!