and now for something completely different....

While Jessa and Eli are in Seattle, where it's in the 70s and sunny, I'm back here in Colorado, where we're digging out from an April snowstorm. Although predictions ranged from 2-4 feet of snow, we only ended up with about a foot and a half. Still, that was enough to make for some fun.

The snow piling up on the roof.

Knee-deep in the driveway.
The deck.
Christa (our housemate) and I decided that we needed to take advantage of the heavy, wet snow. We considered three options: giant snowman, epic sled run, or snow fort. We ultimately decided on the snow fort. Here, you see the beginnings of our efforts: the first layer.
We worked non-stop for about 4 hours, shoveling snow into a tub that we used for a mold, packing down the 2x1 foot bricks, and putting the thing together.
Here's Christa with our creation after the second layer.
We made two windows.

Here, the third layer is on, and we're working on filling in gaps.
Here's Christa standing full-height inside our snow fort. We think the turrets are a nice touch.
And here's me standing beside it. The floor inside is about a foot lower, which is why I look so tall here.

We're curious to see how long this thing will last. It's supposed to be in the 60s and 70s next week (of course it is; it's Colorado), but the snow is packed pretty tightly, so it might last a while.

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