ChAPTER 1 Let’s go outside Turtle says Part of me wants to Part of me does not We’ve already been out to play in the snow twice today and my snow pants and jacket are soaked Come on Twig Turtle coaxes I’m tired of inside She’s been creating cotton-ball kittens with little pink ears and googly eyes while I’ve been reading I’m tired of being inside too It’s school vacation week It snowed Saturday and Sunday and Monday 1
which meant we canceled our visit to Grandma’s Now it’s Tuesday and we’ve been playing the same games reading the same books and crafting with the same supplies for three days And the snow is still coming down I’ve got cabin fever Mom says as she plays with her camera You mean tiny-house fever Turtle says At first the snow was really fun It covered our skylights and drifted partway up the windows 2
making our tiny house feel like a snow fort But even playing in a snow fort can get old I know because we built one in the backyard yesterday I retrieve my snow pants and parka which are hanging in the shower They’re practically dripping Ugh I say These are still soaked Mom looks up from her camera Why don’t you take them next door to Sudsy’s and pop them in the dryer she suggests Yes My snow clothes will come out toasty warm and I’ll get to say hi to Dad who’s working in 3
