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Being limited by snow reminds us of one fundamental issue. There is no such thing as the “rugged individual.”

I had suggested that we build a snowman several times over the past few days, but no one ever seemed interested.So we have spent most of the time throwing snowballs. It’s hard to top snowball throwing.But today while I was brushing snowballs off my coat—our younger son has a decent arm

Before the blizzard started Friday, I ordered Chinese food for lunch—and for leftovers for our snowed-in weekend.My fortune cookie should have said, “Your children will not return to school until February.”OK, so that might be a bit of a stretch, but I think there’s a good chance they won’t go

There’s something special about the first real snow of the season. I’m not sure we needed this storm to be so special—with something like 30 inches and biting winds—but my children would disagree. This storm is the answer to their prayers.For them, it’s like having oceanfront property. They can walk

Once again, our family and friends along the east coast are in the calm before the storm… a huge snowstorm which meteorologists are calling Jonas. With blizzard warnings and school closings pinging alerts to my cell phone, my husband and I share the worry with our family back in