Yesterday, we finally got a little bit of snow here in Kentucky. And with that little bit of snow- just about 1 inch- I witnessed what our neighbors had warned me about how winters go here. The day started off dry, with a predicted forecast of snow coming. Caleb was at school yesterday morning, and I was at the gym with Ava. While on an elliptical, I was watching the tv attached to it and I read the scroll at the bottom of the screen saying Jefferson county schools were being released 2 hours early due to the "possible" snow coming. I was blown away as I looked out the window and saw not a trace of anything. But, again like I said earlier our neighbors had said that just a threat of snow can cause schools to close like this. Jefferson county is Louisville, which could be compared to a smaller version of Minneapolis/ St. Paul. However, we live in Oldham county, so I quickly called Caleb's school to see if they were being early released, and then called Ava's preschool if they were still on for afternoon school....and I was so happy that my kids schools and the county we live in were proving to be stronger then what my neighbors had prepared me for! Caleb stayed in school all day and Ava had her normal day of afternoon preschool. And then I got a call from Craig, who's office is in Jefferson county, that he was being released an hour early from work. And at this point it was 3:00 in the afternoon with only a dusting to 1/2 inch of snow....crazy! But we loved having dad home early- got to get Ava off bus which he is not normally home early enough to do, so Ava loved that. What a drastic difference from winters in MN, where a lot of snow needs to be on the ground before anything gets cancelled. Last winter I remember Craig driving into work on one of those 15 inch snow falls we had. The last few pictures in my post here are of the news stations in Louisville reporting for the big weather storm. I had to laugh. The reporter is on the "scene" of why the roads are dangerous...notice the barely there trace of snow on the road. I will say that though that I do get to a degree how this big difference can be. Minnesota is so well equipped for plowing/salting the roads and the people are used to driving in snow. Where as in Kentucky, they seem to be decently equipped to take care of the roads but just not used to snow as much and so just the threat or trace of it causes schools and businesses to shut down. Everyone was wondering what would happen today/Friday with school because of the unknown of anymore snow overnight and possible icy roads. Oldham and Jefferson counties had regular school days.
The pictures show a progression of how the snow started to fall yesterday afternoon.
Once both Caleb and Ava got home from school yesterday, I bundled them up and out we went to play in the- all be it 1 inch of snow- but we were so happy to have it and made the most of it! Snow angels were made- Ava was adament that we try to sled so we just went on the very little hill by our fence- I got the pictures of the kids in their chairs like I do every winter- and I wanted to make a snowman but there wasn't enough snow and not the right consistency. I have been told that on occasion here in Kentucky, they have had snowfalls with several inches, but not too often at all. So while I wait for one of those more substantial snows, I will have to do my research to find good sledding hills around here.
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