We are not sure what to call it....snowpalooza, snowmageddon, snowpocalypse either way mother nature decided to dump 34" of snow on us in a matter of 2 days (Friday and Saturday). This has basically paralyzed the region. We did not see a plow trunk until Sunday late late afternoon and even so, the roads are FAR from clear. Unfortunately we are expecting another similar storm starting tomorrow which is scheduled to bring 10-20 inches of new snow. Right now we are all wondering where to put the snow.
As the snow continued to fall, Tucker and I were left to weather (no pun intended) the second storm on our own. This called for some drastic changes to how we were going to survive in the house all week without Brandon. Basically, all the rules were thrown out the door. What is one to do when left alone with an energetic toddler and me feeling VERY pregnant? Presto, the air mattress came out. Instead of jumping all over the furniture I decided that it was time to jump on an air mattress. This helped pass some time. Other fun activities that Tucker engaged in, not typically allowed, climbing on the windows to look outside, climbing on his toy storage so he could really see outside and dancing on the coffee table. We had a little disco party one afternoon, I was going insane, so I figured that we needed to dance. Rather than try to bend down to his level I let him come up to my level. This was a hit for about 5 minutes.
All in all, in less than a week, we received a total of about 48"'s. I wish I had my nordic skis down here or even had a pair of snow shoes. Chaos ensued as the crews worked around the clock to try to clear the roads but where does one put the snow. Typically we received about 18"'s of snow in an entire winter, this was record breaking!! I just feel bad for the kids and teachers having to make up all of the snow days.
