Science Fair, Snow, and Pep Pic

Since I last posted pictures, we had more snow.

Street sign

 No surprise there.

I shoveled in front so the mail truck could pull up.

We shoveled and snowblowed (snowblew?) like everyone else, had a day off from school, then the requisite two-hour delay to help kids adjust back to waking up early. The district is so nice about providing that buffer.

Days later, it snowed just a couple inches  The forecast for the next few days was warm--40s and 50s. I figured it wasn't worth the trouble to shovel if the snow wasn't impeding our ability to get in and out and would just melt in a couples days. That was a poor choice. Our driveway is now an impenetrable solid two-inch thick sheet of ice.

Justin needed a picture of himself as a kid for school, so chose this one to scan and bring in...

So cute.

Aren't the kids cute?

I went into this year's science fair prep with much trepidation after last year's led to results like this one:

A friend posted this on Facebook. I would rate this as a Superior entry in terms of accurately describing last year's science fair experience.

Last year's project involved countless rotting seeds in baggies needing to be opened and checked on consecutive days in our downstairs science lab/furnace room. It was not pleasant.

This year's involved the following materials:

Our vacuum.

Our cat

And a computer and a stopwatch. Nothing rotting. The title was, "Does Music Calm a Cat?"

Here's Anna when she was still stomping mad that she only got an Excellent ribbon instead of the coveted Superior. Four points away. She barely consented to the picture.

Anna stomping mad but trying to be pleasant. Notice the awesomeness of the cat shirt.

Fortunately, she got a special reward because the school counselor chose hers as her favorite. I am forever grateful.

And here's me bugging the dog by taking flash pictures of her mussed-up Winter face fur.

Annoyed dog.

Happy last week of February! It's possible that the kids will have a normal week of school with no delays or closings. It would be the first time since the first week of December.