The last 48 hours..............

In the last 48 hours we have experienced some crazy weather. Thursday afternoon when I came home from work and Katie came home from school the kids and I went out in the back yard. I had heard that the there was a winter storm coming Friday night so just in case the kids and I went out side to play to enjoy the 60 degree weather in January. Yes I said 60 degrees in January. One of the reasons I love living in the south.

However every once in a while we get a bad storm that travels east but kinda swirls up from the south. If that is the way the storm is travelling we will get snow, rain, ice whatever they say the storm is travelling. It started raining Friday night and over night was followed by ice and snow. So Saturday morning I looked out the window and we had a little snow but a whole lotta ice. It was so much ice that walking outside you didn't break through the snow and leave shoe prints you walked across the top of it.

The kids were so excited. It took me an hour to convince them that I was not making a snow man in 25 degree weather. Not to mention everything was so frozen you couldn't even make a single snowball. Or the fact that my kids do not have snow suits. Why should they we live in the south. So we found other things to do today. It was very difficult to find things to do because the city was mostly shut down. So we stayed home in our jammies.

Phil on the other hand had a fun day. At least the boy trapped inside of him did. He received a call from a friend who owns a service company. This company was responsible for clearing parking lots for major retailers in inclement weather. So Phil and a friend did donuts on a tractor and cleared parking lots. He left this morning at about 4:30am and walked in the door at 5:30pm to help serve dinner and eat with the kids. He will be back out again Sunday morning too.

I really don't like this crazy weather but the kids were able to see snow and Phil earned a little extra money in the process. As for Cami she was so confused. I had to take her outside every time today because she was afraid of the ice on the deck. Once I got her off the deck she wanted me to play with her in the yard. Yeah right 20 degrees I am not playing with any dog outside. I realize I grew up in the Midwest and spent 23 years there and even survived the blizzard of '78. However, I have been in the south for 15 years, my blood has thinned and I love the warm weather.

I have pics to add but could not get them to load hopefully I can get them added soon.

TTFN