OOOhhh its a bit nippy!

. The weather has had a firm grip on the brass monkey and his eyes are beginning to water. Most of the snow has passed us by and unlike many parts of the country we were somewhat disappointed at the lack of sledging opportunities. What little snow we did get was that tiny dry snow/hail combo that is useless at making snowballs and just rolls around in complacent little drifts. The Emo of the climate world, it can't really be arsed to be a full on snowfall but it kind of likes being a bit cold.
 So when we see all the photos of deep white drifts, trees heavy under their snowy burden and children bunking off school we get just a touch envious. I have even got the super little snow sledge things out of the shed in readiness and got "The Box" for the little 'un, alas to no avail we just didn't get enough snow to enjoy it. That's not to say the brief smattering that we did get didn't send waves of panic and hysteria through our local community. At the first sight of a heavy frost Sainsbury's had ran out of milk and bananas, why bananas I don't know maybe its Bear Grylls fault. Anyone would think that there was going to be a white out and the supplies were going to be cut off for the next 4 months, lets face it we live in Britain not Greenland, after all if it got too cold to go out the good chaps at Ocado would pop round with the necessaries.

Phoebe pulling her little brother in "The Box"(last year)

 As disappointed as the children were that we were not up to our necks in the white stuff I can honestly say that I  was extremely happy that we "missed out". I think that the appeal of snow wears very thin after about 14 for girls and 35 for boys. Its true you can see that the girls of 14 are slipping and sliding their way to school in what look like ballet pumps just dreading falling over and embarrassing themselves in front of the boys, whereas the boys(up to 35) are like Labrador pups with their noses pushed against the window slathering at the opportunity to get out there and start throwing the stuff at each other. I passed an office the other day and although the snow was that crappy dry stuff that didn't hold together there was about 6 guys in suits having a snowball fight.....with the kids at the bus stop.It only ended when one of the guys slipped and fell really heavily and banged his bottom laying him out for quite a while, this didn't stop all the kids and some of his colleagues kicking snow all over him first though.

This kind of makes the point better than my words.

BBBBRRRRRrrrrrrrr!

 The above pic is from somewhere in america.....sorry ladies.(he BUFF!!)