Tuesday, February 1, 2011

Update:

Still have power, but we have been getting sleet for the last several hours and the wind just picked up big time.  Praying the power stays on and no trees down.  Rebecca had her power back on earlier this afternoon and she has been blogging.  DH made it home.  They sent him home early, right after lunch.  He ran by the store really quick for more milk and pop.  We are officially hibernating now.  The sleet is constantly hitting the windows and the wind is howling.  Trees and bushes are bobbing stiffly out there.  I just hope you all are doing ok.  We are to have snow tonight (3-5) inches and tomorrow (1 inch).  Sure is a lot different than they were first calling for.  Thursday the temperature is to be very low, high of 17, but then it gets better from there.  We just need to sit tight until this is finished. 
The only good thing about all of this is that that crazy ground hog won't see his shadow tomorrow and we get an early spring!  I, personally, think we deserve it after this winter. 

Oh, yeah- we haven't had the thunder or lightening yet. 

The sleet just quit.  It's way too quiet.  Must have changed over to snow. I can hear the wind still, but no sleet.  Better go check this out.
Hugs-Tete

Craig finally went outside...

and his photos are awesome...
the radar keeps showing the ice dissipating right before it gets here...
rose of sharon...
milk weed pods...
our old spicket...
tomato cages...
north part of the yard up by the railroad...
our driveway...
the 2 lots across the street...
Charles has beautiful large elm trees...
and they are breaking off...
and my concrete girlie...
so far so good...
still have power and Rebecca called and said the roads were good so she went to her sister in laws and got a shower and just got back home...
she will call when she gets power back on...
but she did get her cell phone charged back up and her IPad...
they said something about us getting thunderstorms later?...
is this weird or what?
by the first of March, things will be so different!
hope you are doing ok!
FOLLOW THE LINK...


the wind has picked up...

out the kitchen window...
but we still have power here...
just talked to Rebecca and they lost power at 8pm last night...
out the front door...
out the living room window...
out the back door...
DH went to work this morning but said he would leave early...
I think he's stupid to even try it...
the other front is just getting here and it is going to get a whole lot worse...
we are hoping for sleet, because it won't stick to the lines and branches...
don't know if we will lost power...
but anything can happen in this stuff...
so, you all hang in there, post when you can....
and pray...

2 Corinthians 12:19
And he said unto me, My grace is sufficient for thee: for my strength is made perfect in weakness. Most gladly therefore will I rather glory in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me.

just after midnight...

the freezing rain has stopped for now...
we are to get snow tonight...
a mixture tomorrow with up to 8 inches of snow...
and the wind is supposed to pick up...
we have broken limbs already and the lines are encased so much with ice...
pray for us that we do not lose power...
and for everyone in the path of this winter storm...
Craig went out and took these photos...
he heard 3 load cracks of limbs coming down in the distance...
you can see here how much ice is on everything...
we will get more in the morning when the sun is up...
there is a major list of closings for tomorrow already...
remember the emergency personal responding to calls in all of this...
because there will always be someone who thinks they can get out in this...