Blizzard!

We had record snowfall this weekend! It was a blizzard - usually the local weather over-exaggerates impending bad weather but this time they possibly underestimated it. Thursday night we heard that a snow storm was on its way - bringing with it up to a foot of snow. We guessed we'd REALLY only get 4-6". I did stock up at the grocery store though - I hate driving in snow at all - and got the last loaf of bread on the shelves. They had already sold out of Vault! Anyhow, with plenty of food and diapers and drinks, we felt confident we could get through the weekend.

Friday - it started snowing at 9:18 AM. And it didn't stop. My husband was sent home from work at 2 PM. I was anxious waiting for his return - but he pulled in safely at 2:30. He said the freeways weren't bad but the residential streets were already awful. By 4:30 all of the parking spots in the complex were filled and I relaxed knowing all the residents were in safely. And still it snowed. At 5 PM I measured - we were at 5". We had sloppy joes for dinner, lamenting the fact I did not stock up on potato chips.

It stopped snowing around 7 pm and it was still quiet by the time I went to bed at 11. The next morning it was snowing again - I measured at 9 AM and we were just over 11". Maintenance was shoveling the sidewalks but gave up. I kept checking the news - they told everyone to stay home! My mom called - her work was closed and I was glad that I didn't have to worry about her on the roads. Malls closed, banks closed, libraries closed, churches announced they would be closed Sunday. We watched the snowfall and drank hot cocoa.

At 6 pm I realized I could no longer open the back door! I went out a few hours later and measured again - 20". The news reported a total accumulation of 20.4" which set a new record.

Today the snow has ceased and it is cold and sunny. Some of our neighbors are emerging to begin shovelling. The neighbor's dog - who looked thrilled to bound through the snow yesterday morning - is slogging through it now, looking a bit tired. We took some pictures of the drifts - it's wild to have so much snow in March! And we are supposed to have temps back in the 60's within the week. We shall see!