Adventures in the Snow!

Cath:  As are many others in the UK, we are having some fun in the snow this weekend!  There has been more than I have ever experienced in Scotland.  It probably helps being out of town - think we've had more here in Bathgate than in Edinburgh.

The snow started on Saturday, when we woke up to beautiful white scenes outside.  Well, that was actually around 4am when Dave got up to feed Josh.  We were all excitedly gazing out the window!  We stayed inside in the flat, cosy and warm until Sunday morning when we attempted to go to church.  We wrapped up warm and got as far as downstairs and outside, when we passed a man who was just coming in and said not to bother, "the M8 is just the same".  So we hummed and hah'd but took this as a sign and turned around and went back inside. 

A few hours later, we decided to head out for lunch (bacon rolls and hot chocolate) at a local coffee shop.  We had to experience the snow after all, and test the capabilities of our buggy!  Even though it is great off-road, we didn't realise it would be so tricky navigating a buggy in the snow hmm..... Should have taken the sling....  But Josh was nice and cosy in there anyway.  Dave pushed most of the time, but I had a go... for a few minutes here and there... :) 

On the way back we built Sam Bob the snowman!  He is sitting outside our flat.  Dave took great care, packing the snow firmly for his body by rolling it up in a big ball.  Josh loved it, of course. 

In the evening we attempted to go to church again.  This time to our very small local church and in the car.  But we arrived to find a snow-filled carpark and the church closed.

This morning we debated whether or not Dave should go to work.  We stood and watched people trying and failing to get out our carpark.  A big tractor came along (we think someone who lived in one of the flats owned it) and swept away some of the snow.  Some people managed to dig themselves out.  So Dave decided to give it a go.  I watched as he dug the car out with a mop - we don't own a shovel!  He managed to get as far as the M8, but it was dead quiet.  Closed in the other direction, but virtually no cars going Dave's way.  The weirdest thing was seeing jack-knifed lorries stuck on the other side of the road, their wheels spinning trying to get moving again.  Dave eventually got hold of his boss who said not to come in.  Apparently there was 18 inches of snow on site.  Dave may be able to get down there, but probably wouldn't be able to get out again.  So he is now home and working on Josh's cot again :)  Snow day! Yay!

Here is a pic of us with Sam Bob:

View from our flat: