24" on 2-4

Charlie set up a simple system to capture the snowfall total with the most recent winter storm, Landon. 

Unlike other areas where we've lived and would always feel like we have been ROBBED by snow, Vermont has thus far, happily failed to disappoint with the amount of beautiful, glorious snow we actually receive.   Forecast will project 1-3" and we'll have 6". Forecast will project 6" and we'll have 12". With this storm, we were expecting 12" ... but we've received 21" already, and expect that we'll receive several inches more before this storm passes through, later tonight.    I'm banking on at least 24 on 2-4!  

The joy of going to sleep while it's snowing and knowing that it isn't going to taper off overnight and the kids will all be home the next day because school was canceled?  Few things evoke such unbridled JOY in my heart! 

Throughout today, the kids have been responding to calls from a few of our neighbors - and are trying to help them shovel out paths for them to take their dogs for a walk.  They just headed out, again, to help an elderly neighbor down the street with a bad back, clear around his car.  I don't know what's better - living in an area where we are surrounded by so much natural beauty, or being in a situation where we are able to lend tangible and necessary support to those who really need it.   

It's just so awesome and at the risk of sounding like a broken record, we couldn't be happier. Elizabeth @ 10:00 this morning. We've had at least another 8" since then! 

Charlie and I recently filled up all the bird feeders around our house, and were shocked to see so many birds descend on the yard.  On average, for the past couple of weeks, I've been filling up the bird feeders at least 3X a week; although with this snowstorm, I think they're especially famished and have cleared out one of the feeders completely today.  They must be teenagers!  

Here I was thinking they were all in Florida for the winter? 

Weather forecast from just a few minutes ago ... we're still in the storm: let it snow, let it snow, let it snow! 

Two kids are now back home; lighting a fire with flint and steel; we've got hot chocolate on the stove; cookies in the oven ... homemade pizza tonight. I keep beating Charlie in backgammon and Connect Four.  My wish to live in a snow globe has finally come true.  AND THE WINTER OLYMPICS START TONIGHT!  

What an absolutely perfect day!