What Season Is It, Anyway?

In case anyone is wondering why I am so grouchy today--

I woke up this morning to angry yelling from my 13 year old. I asked Sean "What's her problem?", to which he replied "Look out the window". At that point, I could pretty well guess what was going on outside but was still horrified when I saw this:


Hello? Last time I checked it was the end of April, and spring should have been underway. Maybe we were time-warped to January? No. I say enough is ENOUGH! NO MORE SNOW! STOP! CEASE! HALT! QUIT! FINISH! (I could go on, but I think you get the idea and and I'm tired of shouting.) I did, however, have a very cute conversation with Jessi.

Jessi: "Mom, why did the weatherman have to say it would snow today?"

Me: "Well, the weatherman isn't in charge of the weather, he just tries to predict what it will be."

Jessi: "Then who decideds what the weather will be?"

Me: "Well, weather is part of nature, so I guess Heavenly Father does."

Jessi: (said very disgustedly) "No he doesn't, it's the WEATHERMAN!"

So, here is my plea to all the weathermen/women out there: Stop forecasting snow!

In the meantime, we had a preschool field trip to the AWHC to see their baby animals. No, it was not cancelled due to inclement weather. And despite the cold and wet, we had lots of fun. Jessi got to hold and pet chicks, ducks, bunnies, calves, and the cutest week-old baby goats. Here are some highlights of Jessi holding a chick and duckling.