Okay, so last time I posted we were having a record breaking cold snap. On Sarah's birthday, it started to heat up, to about 30 degrees or so. All night Sunday it snowed, and all day Monday until we had about 6 inches of fluffy, warm, snow to play with. Hooray! The cold snap is over!
I'm assuming that in Arizona or even St. George they would have a "snow day" and cancel school for such a snowy day. Not here. 6 inches is nothin' in Alaska.
Until the temperature rises to 34 degrees over night, and it is still trying to snow. Guess what do you have then? Freezing rain. Sheets of ice covering the state. Over 50 cars off the road between midnight and 8:00 am.
It also means no busses, and no busses means no school. So while kids in the lower 48 might get a snow day and spend the time outside making snowmen, kids here in Alaska just endured 3 full days of melting days. It doesn't seem fair. Winter Break had one day over 15 degrees, which meant they were INSIDE. (Not that day. We went sledding as we knew it was our only hope of the break. The extended forecsast was unfortunately correct. COLD!) They finally get back to school, and have to stay indoors for recess (School policy says that if it's -10 degrees the kids stay inside. -9 degrees--outdoor recess!) They finally get some warm weather and snow, and then BAM! the chinook hits with warm winds gusting at 100 mph on Turnigan arm. They can't play outside for another week!
The kids might not get cabin fever this year, but mine has reached dangerous levels! Pray for 25 degree weather so my kids can go back to school and back to recess!
At least they got to play in the neighbor's igloo before the chinook: (These are from Sarah's cam--see post below.)
Nice, huh? I'm afraid to drive by the igloo after the melt. I hope it is still standing. It was really nice, it was carpeted and everything.
Inside the igloo
Sarah could really use some "self portrait" lessons from AH!!
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