First snow of the season!!

Well, in case you haven't heard, the Mid-west was attacked by Old Man Winter this week. We had between 3 - 5 inches of snow at our house, which really isn't all that bad until you realize that the snow fell on top of 2 - 3 inches of sleet. You could dig through the snow and be stopped by a solid slab of ice!

This stuff was everywhere! It encased trees, power lines, vehichles and bird feeders. And after the ice came the wind and snow. Do you know what you get when you mix ice and high wind? A prayer of thanks that I went to Home Depot earlier in the week and bought a kerosene heater! We lost power at around 1:00 AM. It really wasn't too bad. We kept the house at around 60 degrees and were pretty comfortable. The power just came back on around 4:30 this afternoon.

Can I say that I have been amazed at these guys out working in this mess, just so that I can have the luxury of sitting here in my pajamas and surfing the net? Amazing.

And of course what winter storm would be complete without a day off from school for everyone under the age of 13 to enjoy the new landscape? By 10:00 AM this morning the kids down the street had built snow forts and were launching attacks at eachother. How cool!

We had our own fun, although it was a little more low key. Carmen, Anna and Jacob all helped Daddy shovel the driveway and then we played in the back yard for a few moments before retreating back inside for some good ole' hot chocolate.