Winter in North Ogden

We recently got a snowstorm that brought us nearly two feet of snow in 24 hours. The plow didn't go by our house for two days, which meant that I couldn't even get out to go to work. Roger, however, has 4-wheel drive and called in sick so that he could go snowboarding. He did go to work the next day and then came home and spent the evening making a snow cave off of the side of our drive-way. Keira loved the snow this time. She'd play in it and whimper when her hands got cold and wet, but wouldn't want to go in the house. She also loved the snow cave that her dad made. She thought it was her own special place and wanted to stay there the rest of the evening.



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