Snow Days

Where we live, snow isn't an occurrence that happens frequently like it did back in Chicago where I grew up.  However, we do end up with snow days each year.  Sometimes it does actually fall at our house.  This storm wasn't one of those times...

Meet our snow day:

 

We had a snow day yesterday and today, and this is what I see out my window.  

We didn't have school because the buses can't get out of this:

I'm sure the lack of power at some of the schools helped it along.  It's hard to believe the difference 13 miles can make.  Yes, that is how far it is from our house sans snow to where the buses are parked.  Crazy, huh?!