This weather has got to stop!

Ok, so we've been snowed in AGAIN!!! Our weather man screwed up the weather last night!! Last Friday they predicted a HUGE Ice Storm. If anyone remembers there was an awful icestorm about 10 years ago that shut down the area with fallen trees and power lines for weeks. So with the prediction and cautions from state officials and weatherpeople, everyone got nervous. Last week was much warmer than it has been in months and just about all of our snow melted. We were finally seeing some tips of grass here and there in areas of the yard that we shoveled. Spring seemed to finally be on the way... then Thursday night got cold. It snowed through the night a little and was mixed with rain, then it started to rain and semi-freeze as it struck. But we saw no school closing for the boys and it seemed as though it would be a typical day. We dropped the boys off and slid our way to work... but it seemed to be turning to more rain as time passed. Then I got a call from the boys' school... they were sending them home and closing all local schools and that local businesses would be closing also. Even the Newspaper were sending people home... that NEVER happens. Even without power, there somehow has to be a newspaper or people freak out! So the boys' Nana & Grandpa picked them up at school. Unfortunately since I lived the closest of all my co-workers other than someone who walks to work, I agreed to stay longer to finish things up so that the others could make their way home before it got too bad out. We made our way home safely and watched as the rain turned to ice on everything. It still did not warrant school closing halfway through the day though! The worst of the storm was overnight and we were prepared if the power went out. We had our flashlights, gas stove and TONS of cereal (anyone with a child knows that you have lots of cereal!) Of course we had the essentials like bottled water, bread, etc. So we would be fine. I actually thought it would be some fun to be without power and be "unplugged" for a day. But it didnt happen and come morning all was fine.
The rest of the weekend warmed up and the ice melted. The beginning of this week was normal except for the occasional snow fall. But last night we were expected to have accumulated about 4 inches... BIG NO THERE... We woke up to about 6 inches and had to shovel and snow blow our way out this morning. Of course all the public schools were closed, but the boys' school was thankfuly open. It took us about an hour to get them there and they only go to school a block away from us. It woudl have been faster to walk... maybe not safer though since there was nowhere to walk with so much snow. They hadn't even plowed our road. I got stuck in the road by our driveway and again at the end of the road going onto the main road to school. Only about 6 houses down! When we finally got on the main road we were fine. So we dropped the kids at school and had a fairly normal day. But it snowed ALL Day!! I think we just got dumped another foot of snow and it is finally tapering off now a 10pm. They predict more snow on & off until next week. ughh. I am so ready for spring.

BTW Andrew LOVES the snow and was SOOO excited to see it this morning. Matthew all of a sudden does NOT like the snow because he gets cold. He's always had cold hands and feet even as a baby... he turns blue after a bath or changing his clothes. So he is really ready for spring. Although we're not looking forward to the mud!

Sean doesnt care either way. He doesnt mind the snow but just hates when his truck gets stuck. He goes to work no matter what and so do I. Unfortunately neither of us has a job that would close if there was bad weather. Everyone needs their morning newspaper and their UPS packages delivered. Those customers expect their service even if it were dangerous for us to make that happen.