The Big Freeze!

Last week the news reports started and people all over GA started buzzing...s-n-o-w! I mean, it's serious here people...shut down the city when the snowflakes start falling. Shut.it.down! I always laugh at this & all the crazy people at the grocery stores thinking we will be snowed in for extended periods. Well, this one time they were right! Thankfully, I decided to be one of the crazy people and brave the grocery store crowds the day that the big "snow storm" was coming. I went mostly because I hadn't been since before Christmas and we were down to pretty much cookies and crackers to eat. Maybe some ketchup to dip them in. I was thinking the whole time I was at the store how crazy I was because I was just positive we would be able to make it to the grocery store the very next day if we had to cook something. Well, let me just say it's a good thing I listened to my better judgement & got the full grocery list. The "snow storm" the weather forecasters were talking about did come, only it was an ice storm on our side of town & it didn't melt for 5 days (6-7 in some places)! Yes, we were iced in and were confined to our homes for days. This isn't something I can handle well after about 48 hours, I'm sorry to admit. I was going stir-crazy on days 3 & 4!

We went outside on Monday morning to a winter wonderland, not knowing what we were in for. The Little One started to immediately build a snowman, but realized very quickly that wouldn't be possible so she ended up with a volcano. Nice! I will say it was lots of fun for sledding and snow-tubing! The neighborhood kids (and adults) had a great time the first couple days sliding down hills and one of our neighbors has a four wheeler that he was pulling around anyone that was willing on a tube. Now that was fun!

We were finally able to safely leave the house on Friday (although I still got stuck on a patch of ice in a friend's driveway that day, not my favorite moment!) and almost all of the yucky stuff is melted now. School was cancelled ALL WEEK and added to Christmas break that they were just coming off of, The Little One has only been to school one day out of the last 4 weeks. No, really, ONE day! Tomorrow is their first day back since today was MLK day and they were off yet again. Let me just say, I will be happy to get back to a routine and schedule. Some days have been longer and harder than others but for the most part we've had fun!