What's your definition of Spring Break?

a) Taking a break from the daily grind of school to enjoy a week of spring-like weather?

b) Taking a break from the daily grind of school for a week during what is technically considered to be spring according to the calendar while experiencing wintry-like conditions?

If you were in our school district a couple weeks ago, your answer, unfortunately, was b).

Yes, our "Spring Break" really had nothing at all to do with spring.  We had some of this:

...and then more of this:

What was predicted to be a "dusting" turned into 3 to 4 inches.  Spring, my foot.

But we made do.  And I have to say that if it weren't for my parents (who came here from Sunny California), I would have been going craaaazy with these kids cooped up in the house all week.  They took the kids to see the new Wimpy Kid movie, organized a "Minute-To-Win-It" competition,

and took us all downtown to the science center.

We also managed to fit in staying up to watch American Idol and voting for our favorites, a baptism, and a couple games of bowling.

And, of course, we got to watch General Conference. And Conference weekend is never complete without pizza and wings.

So we did get a good--no, a GREAT--break with Grandma and Grandpa Brooks.  And I think, a week and a half later, may finally have gotten the spring.