That's right...we've been in the throes of 'Snowpocolypse 2011' for the better part of a week now. And let me tell you...while it's neat to see the snow falling from the sky, it sure does make cabin fever set in REAL quick when you are forced to stay home! The first day of this stuff was actually a bit scary. We had 'thunder sleet', as the people here in Dallas love to call it, early Tuesday morning which brought a few inches of ice to the area. Hubby still had to go to work in it and I was worried sick that he might slide off the road, but PRAISE GOD that he made it safely! The temps never got above 20 degrees. Then on Wednesday, we woke up to 'rolling blackouts' lasting for 30 minutes each. We were pretty lucky and only had our power go out twice, but others weren't so well off. Yesterday, while still very cold, was better as far as power goes (no outages!) and I was able to get a few loads of laundry done while the kids stayed inside watching movies and doing some schoolwork. And then at midnight this morning, hubby woke me up to say, "Look outside!", and lo and behold, we already had an inch or so of powdery snow! Now, the weatherman said "1 to 2 inches".....but as I hear it, we got about 5-6 inches!! Of course the first thing the kids wanted to do this morning was go out and play in it. I think they stayed out there approximately 2 minutes before starting to cry and running inside because it was 'too cold'!!
Definitely an unusual situation for us here in Texas, but one that has brought some wonderful memories!
awwwww love the pics!!!
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