Got Snow?

How's the weather where you are?
Here we have had lots of snow. I mentioned in an earlier post that we had two snow days last week. That is really rare for this part of Michigan - I really think that we had only one all last winter. You see, it snows sooooo often here. Lake effect snow. There have been flakes flying here all week so far - but they don't accumulate to too much. Last week's big storm brought accumulation though!

Here is Frosty, created by Ethan and Jeff. I took this back view out my front door. Attempting to show you the proximity to the front door and the tilt of the snowman. While I do not think it was on purpose this evil snow dude (as I call him to myself, don't let Ethan hear that though!) has startled the bejeepers out of me more times then I care to recount here. Like SCREAM scared - and I have so few bejeepers left that I really need to conserve what I have! When it is dark outside and he sort of catches the corner of your eye it looks like there is a big guy out there on the porch. Lovely huh.That said evil snow dude garners a lot of bus stop attention and is often admired. He looks like a sentry at our front door doesn't he. I included barefoot (!) Ethan in the pic to give you an idea of scale and again proximity to the front door.

He is a happy friendly snowman and I should consider him watching over us all. Still, late at night, alone in the house with just the kids and me...... yep - there go my bejeepers all over again!

edited to add: after some reflection when done with this post I decided to come clean on the following addition to the story... last night, home alone with kiddies, late, can't sleep (you get the picture), go downstairs - around midnight - to get a drink......... I glanced to my right looking to see if the front door was locked (habit) and darn it if the Evil Snowman from Hell didn't get me AGAIN. I nearly started crying and grabbed my frying pan (it was handy on the dish drainer) and went out there barefoot and swinging that pan. Lordy if a neighbor saw me the authorities would have been called. Here's the irony - I did VERY little damage to the darn thing!!! It's been a bit warm and then cold and the ESm from H is like coated with ice. I am sure I could have destroyed it given time and a better weapon - but I really didn't want Ethan upset about it. So he remains to stalk me another day............ (send the men in white coats people, I think I need a vacation)