A Week Later

After a week of polar vortex-like temperatures we are finally back in the positive numbers.  My children finally went back to school today for the first time in a week.  Their Valentine's parties are a week late.  I told them they should just hold out for another week and they can combine it with St. Patty's Day, but they didn't like my idea.  We've mostly huddled inside trying to stay warm.  School kept getting canceled, because of the roaming power outages in the area.  We have been lucky and haven't lost power, but we know several people who have not been quite so lucky.  

Yesterday it was finally "warm" enough that the kiddos could enjoy the new snow.  

I'm afraid to get the gas bill, but in the meantime we're thrilled that the temperature is supposed to climb above freezing by the end of tomorrow!  We will not be missing the Polar Vortex of 2021.