The big news this week was Thursday’s snowstorm. We awoke to a winter wonderland after several weeks without snow. As I write this on Sunday morning, it is still coming down. It has been snowing intermittently for the past four days. We measured the snow level in our yard yesterday and it was 9 inches (23 centimeters). We considered school delays or cancellations Thursday and Friday, but the main roads in Belgrade were open. It is a wet snow and the roads are clear. Many of the secondary roads however, are not and it has given some people difficulty in getting around. The city did a pretty good job of clearing the roads. In my hometown of Caspian, Michigan, a place that gets a lot of snow, we have a rule that no cars can be parked out on the street at night. It makes it easy for the snow ploughs to clear the roads. That is not so here, hence the snow on the secondary roads.
We love the snow and took the kids to the tobogganing hill yesterday. We made a few runs, but Nadia and Ocean do not do very well in the snow. I also took the car to the shop to have the snow tires put on. The snow gives the city a whole new look and it is really beautiful.
Bill's Blog 
Bill,
Does it feel like the U.P. with all that snow? So sorry about your mom, I really wished I could have come to the funeral. Lisa said it was a very nice tribute to your mom. The fight song was sure fitting. Take care and stay warm.