1. Have your big brother call you and tell you that 24-33 inches of snow will be coming on Friday. (!!)
2. Have your big bro tell you to get to the store like everyone else to get bread, milk. Maybe chicken. Beer?
3. Wake up at 4 am to check if your kiddos have school, then hop back in bed to sleep in!
4. Wake up to a bright, wintery snow-falling wonderland.
5. Find everything warm you own to put on.
6. Grab sleds and waddle over to a big hill to wipe out big time and exhaust yourself.
7. Get out of breath and realize you can't feel your toes or hands anymore.
8. Make real rich hot cocoa with milk, eat soup, do crafts.
9. Cozy up. Have big brother and family over to eat frozen pizzas.
10. The man of the house: Shovel. Shovel. Shovel.
11. Shovel too much and hurt your back.
12. Bond with all your neighbors with tee-shirts on outside shoveling and playing.
13. On day two: Say hello Mr. Sunshine and dig holes in the big snow mounds (with the help of the man of the house).
Then....start thinking how you can afford a snow blower, then shovel more.
14. Eat the snow.
15. Throw the snow.
16. Lay in the snow with sunglasses.
17. Get constantly frustrated with your stinky dog covered in the snow when she's outside.
18. Be kinda happy/sad when the sun is still out: more melting.
19. Stay warm and marvel at the beauty and fun of mother nature.
20. Go to a friends dinner party and have Grandma watch your kiddos.
