Ice & Snow AGAIN!!!

Yes, Today it was a beautiful day, though there is still a little ice in the shaded areas and suprise~~~here it comes again. Soon to find out how long school is out this time!

So, if those of you living in the frigid north and envy those of us in the south,,,,,,,please think twice. Remember, when summer comes, you do love your temps while we have 105+, but it is always a suprise how rapidly it can change.

Bundle up====here comes 8 degrees

YUCK-when is Spring?

WELL, it is now Friday evening and we are still house bound. The kids are mixed about missing 4 days of school~~it will have to be made up at the end of the school year. There was not enough heat to do much of anything with the 1 1/2 " of ice, and our street is a hill, facing away from the sun, so it is really bad. Just because we were not having enough fun, last night we also had 5" of snow~~~on top of the ice. Sara is enjoying it, Cooper likes digging in it, the cat is put out, Jessie is tolerating it, Ruth is ignoring it, and I am trying to keep a walkways clear for everyone. Now everyone will know why we say "if you don't like the weather, just wait, it will change"


I found out how dangerous this was as I stepped on ice and went down, landing on the back of my head. Luckily my neighbor took me to the hospital and it was a concussion, but it really hurts, along with my neck. With the good drugs and a few days rest, I should be back up and going in time for Wed's snow.......

Jeff is making it barely to work each day, but they are putting some their employees up in local hotels since the drive is too dangerous and taking hours to make. Hoping Jeff makes it home this weekend.

what power?

Quickly while we have power, it is said to be mostly off for the rest of the week. Today high should be 5, then colder tomorrow....and that is not the strong wind chill. Snow coming again on Friday from S. Texas all the way up! They ask everyone to pull their thermostats down to help, but we keep ours at 60 and any lower is not really possible. Yes, I come from the north and know some about all of this. We do wear may layers even inside and have MANY blankets, and the dogs have coats too! Notice Cooper has joined the girls to stay warm. Jessie is in Sara's bed under the blankets--smart dog. Main problem~~~~ICE

On a sad note, I took our Schnauzer Cooper to the vet on Mon for his shots and his blood work came back not too good. Next Thurs Back for fasting blood work to see if it is his kidney or liver causing the problem..both levels were elevated. Cooper is only 3!

Weather

This weekend was totally beautiful. We set up the hammock and enjoyed the warm and sun shine.

BUT then came the week. Monday was fine and I did the preparations for the coming change. Last night was thunder storms producing sleet and snow. We now have a large amount of ice, topped with a little snow, winds up to 50 mph! I TOLD YOU THE WEATHER IN TX CAN CHANGE FAST!

So now with -36 "feels like" temp. and not getting above freeezing until friday afternoon, we may be all in for a while. No school~~poor mom since the kids really like school and are already complaining how much longer the school year will be because of the school days being used.