drifts and snow piles

We had a great dumping of snow yesterday. Sixteen inches was the official count! The drifts are incredible and the piles of snow from the tractor are awesome. And today is sunny and blue skies. The kids have a friend over and they are living the dream.

Minnesotans tend to love Minnesota. We're very loyal to this place even in the middle of winter. Even after sad football games. And those cold subzero days can feel very isolating. But now! The snow! The blue sky! The schools cancelled! The above zero temps! We were made for this! The state-wide celebration over a beautiful day is part of the goodness of winter here. And we are living it up.

 ...living it up with sleds and snow pants and sunglasses.