We are SNOWED IN!
This is what it looks like outside today. Sixteen to 18 inches of snow, windy, blustery, no sign of Spring. Wes is plowing and the plow has been stuck 3 times. School is cancelled everywhere.
This mound is the Taurus. It's never looked better.
Call of the wild.
Wayne and Cole were on the other side of the house trying to slide. I couldn't make it through the deep snow to get pictures of them, but here's Heather on the picnic table.
Inside the house, we decided to make use of this fresh snow. I've had this idea in the back of my mind for a while, and since winter (supposedly) is on the downward side, I figured this would be a good time. Snow Ice Cream. The easiest ice cream you will ever make. I wish I had thought of it while Estelle was here. I've seen recipes that call for cream, sugar, vanilla, and snow but our simple recipe called for only three ingredients:
8 cups of fresh clean snow (stay away from Spike's potty area)
1 can of sweetened condensed milk
1 teaspoon of vanilla extract.
Mix thoroughly. Cole was crazed with anticipation.
Wayne was busy talking to Jacob on the phone about important Star Wars business while we were doing this.
Serve in bowls or scoop onto cones.
Can you just feel Cole's enthusiasm? He kept saying things like, "This is so, so, so,so good!" and "I've never tasted anything like it!"
I was a little surprised - it was really good.
Hope you're making the best of your snow day where you are.
Estelle's mother is devastated to have not gotten in on the snow ice cream action! But what a great thing to do on a VERY snowy day!
ReplyDeleteWow, Cole's face in those pictures! Glad you found some fun in a late-season blizzard.
ReplyDeleteLaughed at your Taurus joke and the picture of Spike howling!
ReplyDeleteThat icecream did look yummy. Glad the kids enjoyed it!
No snow here... just rain.
yes, that was QUITE a storm. After grousing about the house yesterday complaining about how we were, "Never going to get out of school" this year, I must admit that I was a bit jealous when you were all called out again todya. I would have enjoyed some lovely, sunny skiiing had we been out today, too. But alas, we are one day closer to the end of the school year!!!
ReplyDeleteDarlene, wrote down that icecream recipie from ?the newspaper, and have been interested in trying it! Definately will make it now that you have given it the approval! It looks great in Cole's cone! Better get my snow before the rain comes tomorrow! Glad to see that the kids still love all the snow, and Rin Tin Tin too!
ReplyDeleteWhat a terrific idea!!
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