snow, rain, ice, sparkles

we had lots of snow here over the past week. the greenhouse was starting to rip under the snow load. ed's back was hurting from bringing in lots of fire wood, so he couldn't shovel.
our greenhouse is 100ft long by 20 ft wide. shoveling it seemed daunting. but once i started i found that it really wasn't too bad. it took me two and a half days to do it, but i actually enjoyed myself. it felt nice to be out again, working, surrounded by white snow and blue sky. i finished just in time, because it started snowing again, and then it rained, and then everything froze solid. i don't think the greenhouse could've taken that.
the kids have been loving the snow, of course. it's so freeing to see them and their response to these gifts we are given everyday.
aiyana could barely walk through the snow at first...

sena resting after some serious sledding

aiyana

my sweet aiyana

 just to give you an idea of how much snow we got (we actually got more since these pictures)

some serious fun, even the frozen rain

our frozen clothes line

this morning, when i woke up, the sun was out and everything looked magical, all sparkly and white. i felt so uplifted, i went out in my pajamas to take some pictures. driving the kids to class, all we said was "wow", look at this, and look at that, the entire way.
these pictures do it no justice...

 peace