Blizzard 2011

We've survived our first blizzard- who knew it would be in Missouri? It started with an icy drizzle early Monday morning. The ice stopped, they released school early, then it went down hill from there.

This was the deck on Monday. Snow still on the ground from the previous snow of 10 inches.
We put the yard stick out to keep tabs on the inches.

 Tuesday morning-- in came the real snow, blowing wind, and super cold temps. Jared tried to stay ahead of the snow by going out and shoveling every so often.

Not bad yet. Here's Jared working off the cinnamon rolls and bacon he had for breakfast.

I started taking pictures every hour or so.

So here's pictures of the snow at 5, 10, then 15inches on our deck:

And here's Mia wondering how she's ever going to get out to go potty

By the morning we had 20 inches!

And the sun came out-- My absolute favorite weather!

 Temperatures in the teens, snow on the ground, and blinding sun reflecting off the snow-
sun glasses required!

 

A view from the window looking out onto the deck,
and here's the mail box- I wonder when the mail man will be picking up my Netflix?

After pancakes for breakfast, Jared headed back out to clear some more snow. 

Lots of neighbors were out doing the same thing-

Here's a few more photos of this historic snow:

 And our street is pretty clear now, 

thanks to one of our neighbors who did nearly the whole street and cul-de-sac.

One of neighbors close to us has a snow blower, so the sidewalks are nice and clean, too.
We may actually get out of the house tomorrow. Still no school on Thursday, though.
Now we have the frigid temperatures forcasted for overnight. We've had fun though-- cooking yummy meals, watching movies and playing games. Jared has worked so hard shoveling and clearing the snow. His office has been closed the last two days. He said he needed to get back to the office so he can rest! Hopefully I will get some shots of the dogs if they get brave enough to venture past the path we dug out for them. We love the snow!