The last 7 days have been quite bizarre, mostly because of the weather here(I live in Colorado); I feel the need to write it down to remember down the road.
Monday 22nd: 65 degrees, clear and sunny. I went to the park with the kids in shorts and flipflops. My brother and a nephew were visiting from the Midwest and were excited by the spring like temperature.
Tuesday 23rd: The morning was cooler, only 45 or so but still clear. Forecast called for a snow/rain mix later in the day, with little accumulation. We went to the mountains so my nephew could snowboard. Around 3pm we heard the rain/snow mix was instead going to be a full force blizzard with up to 16 inches expected that evening. The first 8 inches apparently fell between 5-6 pm and wreaked havoc on our return trip. Yikes! Our 70 mile drive home took nearly 5.5 hours, complete with 3 small children cooped up in a car and no bathroom. Good times, truly. I have rarely been so glad to see my front door.
Wednesday 24th: still snowing lightly when we woke up around 7am, but clear and 45 degrees by about 11. We had about 14 inches total at our house. Bob had a snow day so he and the kids and my brother and nephew turned our front yard into a snowman army. Then the boys practiced their "kung fu" by knocking all the snowmen down.
Thursday 25th: Warm again and sunny. Most of the snow in the yard melted by the afternoon. I took my nephew and superkid to the local skatepark in the late afternoon. We wore sweatshirts and put sunscreen on our faces.
Friday 26th: Sunny in the am, cloudy and raining by late afternoon. forecast again calls for a rain/snow mix, but the snow portion never materializes. Took my brother and nephew to the airport around lunchtime.
Saturday 27th: My memory of Saturday is a little vague, but I remember the kids and I being so exhausted that they actually watched movies most of the morning, while Bob was in charge and I took a nap. All the adventures during the family visit wore them out.
Sunday 28th: Back to the park, once again in shorts, this time with sneakers, as it was a bit chilly for my toes to handle flipflops.
Today the forecast is for 64 and sunny, with more delightful weather all week long. I think I'd enjoy that consistency, so here's hoping.
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