C's Blog

Over the past 24 hours our eyes have been peeled to the TV, soaking up every last bit of information about this winter storm as possible. I don't know what it is that makes it so addicting to watch, but we do, hour after hour.

Our power went out in the middle of the night. We think it was out for about three hours. After watching the news this morning, we're some of the lucky few with electricity.

The salt trucks made it down our street mid-morning and we headed off to work. I sat in the passenger seat armed with my camera.

The trees looked so sad. They stand limp and saggy and broken limbs are everywhere:

Every winter, however, I look forward to the highway icicles:

We had to take an alternate route to Nana's house, where Izee is hanging out today. A giant tree blocked the entrance on one of the streets:

The alternate route was a little scary, though, too. The tree limbs were so low that they touched the top of our car as we drove through. Notice how low the power lines look:

My mom's Sweet Gum tree looked gorgeous coated in ice:

  

And Isaac got his first look at snow. He wasn't too fond of it, but his opinion will change:

  

Or, maybe Isaac is thinking, "Well this all looked like fun until you handed me this shovel." : )

Be careful out there. Sometimes the re-freeze is just as dangerous as the initial storm.

p.s. I finished my socks yesterday! Woo!