Coping
The snow is beautiful. It really is. But I’m ready for winter to be over. We’ve had temperatures 10 to 20 degrees below normal all month. And we’ve had only three or four days of sun. It’s starting to affect us. (Enough of my whining.) One positive is that we’re connecting more with friends. We’re also getting more inventive. For those of you who live where winter is cold and snowy, I know that you can get outside and have fun all day without getting cold — but keep in mind that we’re not used to it, and we don’t have the tricks and tools.
One thing we discovered is snow cream. I felt proud of myself for discovering this until I remembered that the boys don’t like ice cream. They at least ate the toppings (strawberry sauce, walnuts, and chocolate chips). I ate the snow cream.
snow cream: 8 cups snow, 1 can condensed milk, 1 tsp vanilla