Snowy Isolation

You know what this is?  This is the first white Christmas Georgia has had in over 100 years!!

We woke up Christmas morning to a ton of snow, and it continued to snow heavily all day long.

And not just snow, but lots of ice underneath.  The roads were un-driveable and we settled in for a few days of being snowed in.   

It was fine at first, then the power went out just after dinner Christmas night. But how lucky were we that we had already cooked our dinner, done the laundry, and ran the dishwasher?  We spent the evening with our new flashlights and candles, reading our new books.  Not bad!

The boys enjoyed the snowy trampoline, just as they did last year.

And Sam made these little snowmen.  After I took a picture, he punched them off the railing.  That was half the point in building them!

The kids made it out to their dad's house for a while, despite treacherous roads, and Marty and I walked the loop.

The snow was deep and the ice underneath very heavy.  Halfway through Marty told me to be careful, as it was icy.  He slipped in mid-sentence, fell down, and rolled.  Fortunately he was not hurt and was a good sport about it.  See how snowy he is?

We passed a car that had not made it up the hill, but had slid backwards into a ditch.  The car had been abandoned for now.

This is the road directly behind our house, so pretty.

Watch out for snow covered car!

Our mailboxes.

Me, bundled up in my new scarf and gloves.

The snow and ice have been here for three days now, and will probably not melt away for another two days or so.  It's been record-breaking, history in the making, and the news has had a field day with it.  It's also not just been us--much of the East Coast got a full blown blizzard.  And I have a strong hunch this is not the last round of snow and ice we'll get this year. I'm predicting more on the way, and just a few more snow days from school, to boot.