Wednesday, February 2, 2011

It's official - full blown BLIZZARD!!!

The interstate system has been shut down....the National Guard has been called out....a Civil Emergency has been declared.....the Govenor has declared a State of Emergency........bottom line......it's a big honkin', full blown, all out, snow storm!!! YIPPPEEEE!!! I lOvE sNoW!!! Bring it on!!! So, for your entertainment, a few pics of today's excitement.....

First up - a pic right after the storm - drifts up to our first floor windows....



Next up a before and after pic of one of the doors to our home...keep in mind the after pic does not include the full width of the steps - just enough to get by. We haven't had our street plowed all day and probably won't have it plowed before morning. With 20+ inches of snow in less than 12 hours, cross streets mean nothing!





Next up...dueling snow blowers...the neighbor and DH battling it out to see who tackles the five foot snow drift first...



Hubby plowing through in the other direction, even though the snow drifts are up above his 5' 7" frame....



And finally, a parting shot of DH's Dodge Durango stranded out on the street....such a sad sight!



But tonight ends on a good note - we were able to plow the truck and get it off the street, we have food in the house (I went shopping on Monday!), the power hasn't gone out yet (a lot of people are without power) and I have enough snow to last me for at least a week!

For everyone who is in this situation, or soon will be.....batten down the hatches and carry on!! It's how you handle life's challenges that create the person you need to be!!! SnOw On!!!

2 comments:

Carol's Ink Spot said...

Wow! Tons of the white stuff! Where in Wisconsin do you live? My daughter lives in Madison and we have yet to hear from her regarding the weather there and such. And here in Colorado on the east side of the Divide, we haven't even had 14 inches of the stuff yet! Unheard of. And yes, GO PACKERS! keep warm and safe!

IamDerby said...

wow. wow. wow. this california girl would lose her marbles if she saw that.