Backpedaling to November

Gavin and Brandon built our first snowman of the season on 11/23. Later that evening, the so-called "Great Blizzard of 2010" came through and dumped 6 or 8 inches of snow on and around "Mr. Smiley." While I was away in Chicago Mr. Smiley got buried in another foot or so of white stuff.



Temperatures have risen in the last couple of days, and this morning when I looked out the window Mr. Smiley was hunched over, slumped forward like he maybe fell asleep out of boredom or perhaps ate a little too much turkey. Then again, by the looks of it he probably died from being impaled in the chest & stomach by tree branches. I think I know who the 3-year-old prime suspect is for that one.