Snow Day (Part One)

We've just experienced the third worst snowstorm in Chicago's history. More than 20 inches of snow and winds up to 70 mph. Needless to say, all three schools closed and this was Alex's first snow day. Here's some pictures of the experience.

This snow got forced through some minuscule crack in the back door (and the back door is not really exposed because it's on the side of the house facing the neighbor's).

The beginning of the shoveling out front.

The gray swath is our neighbor's sidewalk first thing this morning. The sidewalk there is heated and dealt with the volume of snow pretty well, as you can see.

Our road. It still has not been plowed as of this afternoon.

Dave more than knee-deep in snow.

Dave makes lots of progress in the front. Photo by Alex.

A cross-section of our sidewalk.

Alex was excited that the snow day meant he could wear his pjs all morning.

Coming later, pics of the backyard snow and more of Alex's snow day activities.