{"id":1769,"date":"2025-03-01T19:58:28","date_gmt":"2025-03-02T00:58:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/home.woodchuckhunters.com\/blog\/?p=1769"},"modified":"2025-03-01T19:58:28","modified_gmt":"2025-03-02T00:58:28","slug":"cold-day-outside","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/home.woodchuckhunters.com\/blog\/2025\/03\/01\/cold-day-outside\/","title":{"rendered":"Cold Day Outside"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>We went up to see my in-laws this weekend (after having been too sick to see them last weekend). There was still a lot of snow up near The Bridge even though we drove through rain to get here on Friday. Kids got me outside after breakfast against my better judgement. I wasn&#8217;t dressed for going out in 10 degrees, but it&#8217;s probably the last wintry thing we&#8217;ll get to do this season. The ice was solid enough for us to walk out on the lake so Boy and I went for a chilly walk.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>One of my fondest memories is building snow forts with my dad so anytime we see snow drifts, I can&#8217;t help but try to build it with the kids. I helped daughter get started, then she spent all day carving out an \u201cigloo\u201d that was big enough for Daddy to lay in. 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