“Snow Day”

While schools in the area were closed yesterday because of the windchills and snow, we kept busy learning and having fun.  We started the day by going sledding.

The girls made the fancy sounding “Tire sur la neige“, otherwise known as maple snow candy.   We made half into snow candy and then whipped the rest into maple sugar candy.   

Using the pan they boiled the syrup in, they made a custard and made “snow” ice cream.  They cooled the custard and instead of putting it into an ice cream maker, they poured it into a bowl that sat on some salt covered snow and beat it with a whisk. They let it sit a little bit and then whisked it again until they considered it “done”.  

By then it was getting to be dinner time and the sun was slowly doing down.  Andrea offered to model so I could try boiling water photos again.

We enjoyed spinach ravioli that Andrea and Megan made fresh, our “snow” ice cream and then enjoyed Daddy reading out loud.  Andrea commented that it was the busiest day off she has had in awhile, but she enjoyed it very much.

“Aim for Momma” Winner

When we go sledding, the kids love to play “Aim for Momma” with me.  The rules are they need to maneuver the sled so they can touch me without hitting or running me over.  If I move, I automatically lose.  They win when they can get so close to me they can touch me.  The closer to me, the better.

Today, Megan obviously won.  Where I was standing shows under her arm.  I moved because I was sure she was going to knock me over. If I had not moved, she would have been a less than a footprint away from me.

Frozen Morning

It has been a long time since we last played with boiling water on a freezing day. I knew the pictures would not be great, but it was fun experimenting. We are now watching for a blue sky!

I decided to try AI to “fix” the picture.  After changing the sky to blue and filling in the driveway with snow, it is pretty close to what I hoped for. It was a good way to practice and learn a little bit more; however, AI is not nearly as fun as getting it right in camera.  

So, we are watching for the sky to turn blue and hoping the weather will stay very cold.