Well, for the most part, it was a snow "storm" people could sit back and enjoy. Just about everyone ended up with between three and six inches of the white stuff by early Sunday morning and it turned out to be that great packing snow! By the way, if you're saying to yourself, "It wasn't so good, you nimrod! I had to drive in it on Saturday evening!" (By the way, I appreciate being called "nimrod" as it is much kinder than what I usually hear around the station, around the house and around town.) Just so you know, I drove a little bit on Saturday evening, too. I had nowhere to go, but my wife suggested I get out and about a bit. "It'll be good for you...take the car with the old tires and remember, the Wisconsin rule, the faster you take the corners, the better!" It was slushy but not too bad. Of course, I do most of my driving with my eyes closed so maybe it was worse than I realized.

It was great snowperson (see how politically correct I am!) building weather on Sunday. When the kids were little, I would go out and try to help them create something. I always envied the neighbors who worked so hard and creatively...even using food coloring to add to the effect. Snow Dogs...Snow Homes...Snow Villages...Snow Planets. (I did think the snow version of The Signing of The Declaration of Independence, was a bit much.) But, in our yard, it usually ended up more like Snow Pile...with a hat and carrot. The snowmen and women I'd create for the kids always had serious body image problems. More than a few ended up consulting the Snow Psychologist created down the street. (Maybe all snow people have some serious issues. As our oldest son, Alex, pointed out yesterday: "Wouldn't a snowman wearing a scarf have some sort of death wish?" Just think about that....)

Yesterday, our youngest was more into snow football than snow sculpture. The oldest boy was building virtual snowmen on computer and the second oldest had Nintendo Wie on his mind not sliding-down-the-hill WHEE! That left snow-creation duties to our daughter, Samantha, with an assist from the dog. She made a snow-family which you maybe able to see on FirstNews Tuesday morning, along with creations from others on the morning crew. For those of you with troubling ideas about exactly what the dog, Casey, contributed to the creations, it had nothing to do with color-enhancement. Yes, the dog is a male but he learned most of his behaviors from the old dog and she was a she. Casey has been approached by Jerry Springer for his "Gender Confused Canines and the Masters Who Love Them" episode.

Anyway, reporters Rob Yagmin and Chris Nagus, both of whom have also been approached by Jerry Springer for a variety of program ideas, are in a competition for best Saturday night snowman and you can check those out and vote for your favorite right here at thekansascitychannel.com. Also, don't forget, Tuesday morning we will show some creations from some of the FirstNews crew. Finally, thanks to all of you for sharing your fun photos, too. I showed a bunch of them this morning on the show.

As for me, I have given up building snowpeople. Frankly, I am prohibited by court order. In a class action suit filed by Frosty, et al, I run the risk of a hefty fine and random placement of charcoal and carrots, if I try again. Most of it comes from my thoughtless naming of the last snowman I had a hand in, so to speak. I called him Puddle. Bad choice.