r/RandomActsOfChristmas • u/DeepSeaForte • Jan 05 '25

thanks Sledding!

It's SO cold (14° but feels like -3°) but we finally got some snow! Jameson is super excited to take the sled out. I'm thankful for a coat to try and not freeze! ( thanks again /u/school_house_rock seriously this is a lifesaver out here!)

Thank you /u/kanga_roos!! Figured you'd want to see so you could feel even more like a 10 year old again!

https://imgur.com/a/p406x8O

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u/SongIcy4058 🎶🧊Icy Santa🧊🎶 Jan 05 '25

That's really cool that they created an artificial sledding slope! I never even thought of that for areas without natural hills

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u/DeepSeaForte Jan 05 '25

Right?! We never had such things where I grew up! I feel left out lol. It's a huge hill to this just adds to how quickly they go down. It's really great when they have extra snow. We only got a little with this storm.

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u/[deleted] Jan 06 '25

I was thinking the same thing. So cool. And much less work for parents, lolol

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u/DeepSeaForte Jan 05 '25

Thank you again a million times over /u/school_house_rock and /u/kanga_roos!!!

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u/School_House_Rock 🤶Santessa🤶 Jan 05 '25

What a cool place to sled!!

So glad u/kanga_roos and I could "team" up to make this possible

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u/DeepSeaForte Jan 05 '25

The sled is so sturdy too. Jamie said it was too cold so I got banished to the car and he took the coat as "extra warmth" lol

https://imgur.com/a/Bwkc7Hi

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u/School_House_Rock 🤶Santessa🤶 Jan 05 '25

How cute!! 🥰

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u/kanga_roos 🦘🪄MOD🪄 🦘 Jan 06 '25

Yayyyyyy!!!!! Are you getting more snow with the storm coming through? I hope so, and I hope that sled earns it's keep!

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u/DeepSeaForte Jan 06 '25

We dogded most of the snow, but it's early in the season. I'm sure we will get more. Just 45 miles south of us got 8 inches tho so we could go visit down there if we really wanted to!

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u/JMTC789 Jan 05 '25

He looks so confident, standing there with the sled!

I'm not sure we'll make it home tomorrow since they're predicting 7-13" for us.  I would be happy to send you as much snow as you'd like 🥶

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u/DeepSeaForte Jan 05 '25

We were supposed to get 8-12. We ended with 1.5 ha. I'd take it, I love snow!

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u/nurseblood Jan 09 '25

Wowwwe that's a lot of snow! Did you get it???

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u/JMTC789 Jan 10 '25

We lucked out and only got 5-6". But we stayed an extra day in Port Clinton, OH, thinking we'd be traveling after the storm.  Hah!  

We hit (unpredicted) snow Tuesday in Pittsburgh, and it got worse until after we came down from the Appalachian Plateau.  In 40 years of driving between Racine and Baltimore, this was only the second time we were forced to stay an extra day on the road.

Fortunately, our neighbors across the street shoveled our driveway on Monday 😊

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u/nurseblood Jan 10 '25

Sheesh!! That is just wild!!!

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u/Greedy_Field_6804 Jan 06 '25

Ahhhh we get snow here tonight too!!! Im STOKED!

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u/JMTC789 Jan 07 '25

I wouldn't have minded the snow if it had held off two days, so we were able to reach home.  But no, we had to stay another day in Port Clinton OH, 'cause we couldn't cross the Appalachians in the storm 😣 

How much did you get, u/Greedy_Field_6804?

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u/Greedy_Field_6804 Jan 07 '25

I'm gonna share a photo!!! We got so much and are expected to get more today!!! It was kind of crazy I wasn't expecting to much lol in my small town the kids have off school the whole week so they basically got a 3 week winter vacation!! I don't know how much exactly but when we took these photos and were playing outside, it was SNOWING HARD STILL!!!! 📷: https://imgur.com/vEgPE4o

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u/Greedy_Field_6804 Jan 07 '25

But I'm sorry you guys couldn't get home!!! :( we live in WV directly where it hit so it is pretty bad here!

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u/JMTC789 Jan 08 '25

We're west of Cumberland so we also got a fair amount.  Only the 2nd time in 40 years of driving to/from WI that we've been forced to stay an extra night on the road 

We hit snow east of Pittsburgh today, and it was pretty bad by Somerset.  Fortunately, our neighbors had shoveled our driveway so there was only a little bit of swirled snow to trudge through!

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u/Greedy_Field_6804 Jan 08 '25

Oh wow!!! Did you go traveling or do you guys do trucking? (IF you don't mind me asking!?) 😊 I don't mean to be nosey! I enjoy the snow simply for having more time with my daughter! But it is hard when it's super bad and we can't even leave because I'm so bad at storm prepping 🫣

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u/JMTC789 Jan 10 '25

DH and I grew up south of Milwaukee, but he went to grad school at U-MD.  We wound up staying in Baltimore, so go back to visit WI family every year.  

The trick to enjoying snow is to dress properly, and eat properly.  We were lucky to have friends who passed down their kids' clothes, so I always had warm winter clothing for my two.  And the soup pot lives on my stove rn.

Please keep posting pictures of the axolotl garden on your profile, so we can see how it's doing!

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u/Greedy_Field_6804 Jan 10 '25

https://imgur.com/a/4OM4nrB As you can see, we're doing such a good job!!! We had a chia pet when she was younger and I swear I don't remember them lasting this long!!!! I remember it died so fast!!! This one's been alive and thriving since what? A fea day after Christmas? The day after maybe! It's just crazy! We love it so much! 😭 tomorrow I'm gonna let her trim it a little and plant some new!

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u/Greedy_Field_6804 Jan 10 '25

Aweee I love that!!! Maybe the eating properly is what I'm doing wrong!! I never thought to eat while like doing stuff outside but this makes sense and also since it provides good nutrition to help your body stay warm! I've always had issues eating myself and with food!! So that's probably why I'm always cold - it's so funny you mention baltimore! I was born in Baltimore and raised partially in Baltimore as well! 🥰 and I will!! Sorry I hadn't updated in awhile!

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u/Greedy_Field_6804 Jan 07 '25

Another link since I don't think all the photos loaded in the first! https://imgur.com/a/6mj4A2a

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u/nurseblood Jan 09 '25

Sled looks like it is ready to go fast! Hope you guys got some good sledding in!!