So now it's Sunday morning and we have maybe 8 inches of snow on the ground, covered by ice. The dreaded freezing rain came last night. The front of the house is now covered with a thick layer of ice so we can't see out or open the door. The tree branches are also coated. It's very pretty but also pretty scary as this is the kind of thing that makes big branches and whole trees come crashing down. We have been lucky enough to keep our power but there are thousands of people in the area who are without. It's 21 degrees right now and it's supposed to get to maybe 32 today but then back down--they are predicting snow and rain throughout the week.
Charlie ended up staying at a hotel near work last night and though he wasn't scheduled to work until tomorrow, he was called in this morning to cover for someone else. So at least he didn't have to make the awful drive across the hills last night. They are telling people to stay home unless it's an emergency kind of situation.
The kids are going stir crazy so we walked to the Safeway yesterday, which is about 4 blocks away. It was not fun. We had some lunch, got a few things and struggled home. Today we will stay put and I will try to find enough things to keep them occupied. We are just praying that the power stays on!
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Early evening update - a high of 32 degrees - ha ha!! It never got above 23 here at the house and we just had another big snow dump. I think it's still going. We are lucky enough to still have power. My office is closed tomorrow, which is a very rare event. This is amazing.
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Glad to know you still have power. Troy has been working as well. I think he is on his way home now. Praying all of our power stays on - it would be a lot worse without power!!
Praying you keep your power! You're getting the snow we missed - but we got your cold - it was 0 last night - a high today in the teens, but at least it's dry. As for Christmas eve - we have rain in the forecast - with a high of 60 - yes 60 - I've never seen it that warm on Christmas - we had 64 one day last week. (We belong in the teens for lows and 30 for a high this time of year). Really strange... Stay warm - hunker down - think currier and ives!
hugs - aus and co.
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