Careful what you wish for...

Last night, the forecast for today was for 2-3 inches of snow throughout the day, with gusty winds and very cold temps. A little winter snow but no big deal. Grace decided that to better her chances of getting a snow day or delayed opening, we should perform a snow ritual before going to bed. I don't know where she or her friends got this ritual, but we wore our pajamas inside out, flushed 3 ice cubes down the toilet, and slept with spoons under our pillows.

At exactly 5:19am this morning we got the school cancellation phone call from the school district "due to the revised severe weather forecast that is now calling for upwards of a foot of snow." As of now they are saying snow will start mid-morning (which it has) and continue on until tomorrow morning. Expected accumulations are 5-8" today and another 4-6" overnight tonight.

I wonder if Grace has any lottery tricks...

Update 1/21 4:30pm... 6 or 7 inches and counting, with many hours of wind and snow left to go. It's looking more and more like we did such a good job she might get two snow days out of this one...

Seems like a lot for 1-3 inches...

...but I bet I could still grill tonight!

Final update 1/22 8:00am - The snow has stopped, and it is a bright, cold and sunny morning. We have a total of about 12 inches, although it is windy and there are spots with only a few inches as well as sheltered spots with two feet or more. School was cancelled for today as of about 7pm last night.