What a crazy storm! We figured, after all the hype, that it would fizzle and slink by, hoping we wouldn't notice. Boy were we wrong, and definitely not disappointed.
The wind started picking up Tuesday afternoon, driving the snow in. By nightfall, while we were all snuggled in the living room having family TV time, the wind was howling. Then there was a bright flash . . . lightning! Thundersnow! We were pretty thrilled, and were sure at that point that the storm meant business.
As we prepared for bed, school had been called off for the following day, and we slept, not knowing what kind of 'snowmageddon' we might wake up to. But since Andy had brought in a good load of wood, we stayed toasty warm.
We awoke, and tried to get our chores done the best we could. Andy went right to work to clear the drive, and Emily and I waded up to the barn in knee-to-hip deep snow to get the milking and goat care done.
Note the drift on the porch roof.
Well into the late morning and after chores, Andy continued to clear paths. The children delighted in going out to play in the snow.
There were tunnels to excavate, forts to build, and sisters to pummel with snowballs!
The morning turned to afternoon . . . .
And no sight nor sound of a snowplow. Which is why most of us out here have at least one 4WD vehicle. But they did come to dig us out later on in the afternoon.
I had had enough of the snow and cold for the day, and came in to enjoy the snow day, watching the bird feeders and putting my feet up by the fire.
The children got two snow days out of the deal, in addition to the early dismissal Tuesday afternoon. We estimate we got between 12" and 16" of snow, but it was hard to tell with all the drifting. The day following the storm, we fell into the below zero range temperature wise, and endured a wind chill advisory. As I write this, temps are climbing into the 20s, which sure feels like a heat wave. The sun is shining, and life goes on.
