So, we got hit hard by snow this week. We’ve officially hit a cumulative snow amount this winter of over 70 inches. That is pretty much insane. This last storm was particularly massive. We haven’t left the house since Tuesday, and we’re all starting to feel it. We’ve kept busy, but this is getting a bit old now.
This is my van in our driveway. The car buried over there is our neighbor’s convertible. We think the roof collapsed. Why he didn’t park it in his garage is a mystery.
Our backyard where we used to have hedges. We aren’t sure if this storm killed them or not. They are nearly flattened.
This is out our front door, looking at the park. The snow was up to the bottom of the swings.
This was after Mark shoveled the walkway. We are happy to announce that a father of a friend of Ashlyn‘s came by on Tuesday night and performed a miracle on our snowblower only hours before the storm hit us. He is honestly a hero in this house and perhaps made Mark the hero of the block since he was snowblowing into the wee hours of the night last night.
And, how do we spend our time while we are stuck inside?
Drew enjoyed painting his own face to be an army guy.
Mark made a batch of whoopie pies. Pretty impressive.
I worked on yoyos for Lydia’s quilt, and the kids enjoyed sorting them by material and lining them all up. They won’t let me clean them up now.
And, we have finished up Evan’s robot Valentines which are pretty darn cute.
And, of course, we’ve played quite a bit of wii. This is our new favorite game.
Apparently, Drew enjoys role playing the host of the wii game more than playing the game itself. Ashlyn “decorated” him for the role and gave me quite a laugh today. Not a bad resemblance really.
No hold up with our adoption though–we got our Letter of Acceptance via overnight mail on Tuesday afternoon and signed it, got papers notarized, and returned it right away so that the snow wouldn’t impact that at all. Things are moving!
That’s a LOT of snow… you have us by 2″ in total accumulative snowfall…and we’re in MN…that’s just not right!!! Glad you got the snowblower fixed ontime though, as that would be a LOT to shovel by hand!!
Glad to hear the LOA still arrived via overnight and that you got it out already. I can’t believe how FAST things are moving for you. That’s GREAT news. The sooner Lydia is home, the better!!! :)
Have a blessed weekend!
Hugs,
Tanya
p.s.>> did you receive your Scarlet Threads apron yet? Please let me know when it arrives, just so I know you received it! :)
Drew is hilarious. Mark is so sweet signing that paper that says “we accept her! she’s ours!” You can even see the glee on his face as he tries to be serious. Ashlyn is adorable with a face that says, “are you signing a paper that makes Lydia my little sister? Really? Wow! That’s so cool.” And oh my friend Kelly–I know what that paper is–and how important it is…and I know what lies right behind it….and it’s clear you do too…so much love, joy, pride and excitement in your “trying to be serious” face. :) It oozes out of you both–it’s a beautiful thing to see.
Love and God Bless you Raudenbush Family!
Drew is totally cracking me up! What a hoot! I am guessing you all are in stitches all the time! Glad the snowblower is fixed…now you can snowblow your way to LH to see if my LOA comes tomorrow! :)
Mmmm. Whoopie Pies look so good! Eeeew, the collapsed convertible roof looks so bad! Mmmmm, the signed adoption papers look TERRIFIC! So happy you guys are another step closer to getting Lydia. I’m getting excited as if it were my own trip to take! Can’t wait to you to be on your way! Love, Petrie
Wouldn’t it be great if we had been neighbors during all this snow??? We could have been snowed in together. When I saw his collapsing car picture, I felt very strongly that I dislike him! (Totally not his fault!) Anyway, yay with the adoption moving along!!!
Right there with you on the insane! This snow is unbelievable…I moved away from NY to get away from cold weather!
That picture of Drew is hilarious…seriously!
Have a great weekend…one giant step closer to Lydia~
THAT is a ridiculous amount of snow! And I’m even in the Midwest, so if I’m saying that, you know it’s alot! :)
Love the photos of the paper signing, what a praise!
I am laughing out loud at Drew (aka “mario”) that is too cute. By the way Norm has resuscitated all kinds of mechanical stuff on our street too … including our weed whacker! Glad he could help get that snow blower going! What a guy.