Blizzard of 2011

Feb 1st - The night the blizzard began - Sadie is ready to go out - she LOVES snow!

Yep...this looks about right...she loves sticking her whole face in a snow pile and eating it!


Well - first BIG snow storm as an adult and really can see how big of a deal it is. Apparently there was one in 1999 - but I don't seem to remember it - then again, that was a different chapter of my life. This chapter of my life is a little different from when I was 13, and a blizzard like this puts these kind of things on my mind:
-I hope my house doesn't blow over with the wind
-Gotta make sure we shovel so our cars can get out for work
-Need to make a path for little Sadie to be able to go out and potty
-I hope the snow isn't too heavy or wind too strong for our electricity to go out
-I have a free day to do laundry and clean the house!! :)
-As much as I love the continuous news report all morning...I really wanted to see Oprah today...she had on Jennifer Aniston & Adam Sandler! (I hope her 11 o'clock show isn't filled with news reports like this morning!)

But what I have also thought about today is...we are pretty "trapped" in our homes today and while some may be "bored" or upset from not working or having a day without pay, this was really a gift to us from God! We are SO busy, fast-paced and non-stop these days and it is necessary and healthy for us to take a day to STOP and ENJOY!!! Today I am thanking God for dumping this blizzard of snow on us because it really has stopped us in our tracks - gave us time to enjoy the simple things and be with our family! And snow really is a beautiful part of nature - it truly is!! :)

Here are some pics I took to document God's gift to us!! I'm still amazed at how much snow we really did get!! Too fun!!


Down our street (no plows had made it down by 8 am) and our backyard - which had some pretty impressive drifts against our fence!




On the driveway - had to trudge through some deep snow!!


On top of the hill of snow at our corner - pretty cool! Felt like a kid again when I climbed right up to the top!



And so it starts...it only took 2 hours! (Don't worry, I did help him!! - And I'm beyond sore to prove it!!! ....I think this will count as my workout for Feb!)