The Original Miracle Melting Snowman Entertainment

-32 degree windchill today. This is what winter feels like at this point. Our January in Minnesota was the cloudiest on record. EVER. Last January our records were about cold, some Polar Vortex situation. Other Januaries have been about snow, and it lasts for months beyond January. I remember the year my daughter was married (June 29, 2013) I was sitting at the dining room table addressing wedding invitations at the requisite six-weeks-before mark, and it was snowing! In six weeks, we would be at the ceremony, sleeveless and lakeside. We skipped right to summer that year though; the day was beautiful.

We survive with humor, warm clothes, and warm hearts. I whisper a silent thankful prayer every time I come through the front door assured the furnace is working. The grandkids have learned the trick of putting their jackets and mittens on my radiators, the warmth sustaining their ride home.

This Miracle Melting Snowman Kit really captured our feelings this week, and I thought you and your Grands might find some entertainment with it as well. Our kit is on year two, and missing a few pieces, but the kids still roll the putty into three balls, add the requisite parts, and chuckle at the many ways he chooses to wither, sometimes several times a day. We even conduct some scientific observations, comparing sunlight melting vs. lamplight, or cooler parts of the house. Sometimes we forget and come across the puddle – often funny as well. I got to thinking that it would even be fun in a long-distance situation, to each have one, and compare notes and funny photos back and forth.

Our other recourse is a Florida escape – we leave tomorrow! When I went online to find you the link for the snowman, I had to order the Miracle Melting Shark! There is also a unicorn, dinosaur, and, of course, a witch, but it is a long time to October. Sometimes it snows then too.