Last night we went to bed with warnings of a snow storm, predicting up to 12 inches of snow. When I woke up this morning it was snowing!!
Kim remembered that I had mentioned making a snowman, and said the snow this morning was perfect for one as it was a bit wet - so out we went! Even Zoe, Roxie and Baxter (the dogs) came out to help.
Building him took longer than I thought, with me packing up the snow to make the body, while Kim made a snowball that she rolled around in the snow to make it bigger and bigger. We used two of those, one to build up his body, and the other for his head. Even Baxter the bulldog helped - well in spirit anyway. He gave our snowman plenty of sniffs and snorts, however we had to draw the line when he tried to play with the sticks we used to make the arms.
Kim had her old 'snowman kit', which included the scarf, hat, eyes and mouth. To finish him off she went inside and got a carrot for his nose.
After we had finished the snowman Kim said we had to make 'snow angels'. I had no idea what they were, but they sounded a bit 'girly'. Kim said no way, and showed me how to make one. Basically you lie down on the snow, then wave your arms and legs back and forth on the snow to make the wings and dress. It was good fun!! I took a picture of mine, but it is a bit hard to see.
All in all a fun morning! Bob is thinking we may have to wait until Friday to leave for Florida, as there is a state emergency in Kentucky with the snow storm.
As far as the course goes, I'm still waiting for Nick to get back to me with the next lesson. It is coming up to 2 days now since I sent off the last one, and I am getting a bit impatient. I received my calss schedule last night, and will start having 4 regular classes a week from next week. What I have done so far has been excellent, and I suppose I have little choice but to be patient.
Bob and Kim have both been very generous and are making me feel so welcome here. I have certainly been blessed with the support and hospitality I received to date from both Chucky and Sloane, and Bob and Kim. It just goes to teach me how my preconceptions of the US and her citizens could not have been further off. I'll have to remember that next time I jump to uninformed preconceptions and generalities.
Well that is it for today - bye for now!
Kim remembered that I had mentioned making a snowman, and said the snow this morning was perfect for one as it was a bit wet - so out we went! Even Zoe, Roxie and Baxter (the dogs) came out to help.
Building him took longer than I thought, with me packing up the snow to make the body, while Kim made a snowball that she rolled around in the snow to make it bigger and bigger. We used two of those, one to build up his body, and the other for his head. Even Baxter the bulldog helped - well in spirit anyway. He gave our snowman plenty of sniffs and snorts, however we had to draw the line when he tried to play with the sticks we used to make the arms.
Kim had her old 'snowman kit', which included the scarf, hat, eyes and mouth. To finish him off she went inside and got a carrot for his nose.
After we had finished the snowman Kim said we had to make 'snow angels'. I had no idea what they were, but they sounded a bit 'girly'. Kim said no way, and showed me how to make one. Basically you lie down on the snow, then wave your arms and legs back and forth on the snow to make the wings and dress. It was good fun!! I took a picture of mine, but it is a bit hard to see.
All in all a fun morning! Bob is thinking we may have to wait until Friday to leave for Florida, as there is a state emergency in Kentucky with the snow storm.
As far as the course goes, I'm still waiting for Nick to get back to me with the next lesson. It is coming up to 2 days now since I sent off the last one, and I am getting a bit impatient. I received my calss schedule last night, and will start having 4 regular classes a week from next week. What I have done so far has been excellent, and I suppose I have little choice but to be patient.
Bob and Kim have both been very generous and are making me feel so welcome here. I have certainly been blessed with the support and hospitality I received to date from both Chucky and Sloane, and Bob and Kim. It just goes to teach me how my preconceptions of the US and her citizens could not have been further off. I'll have to remember that next time I jump to uninformed preconceptions and generalities.
Well that is it for today - bye for now!
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