Happy Ground Hog Day!

Puxatony Phil will hopefully not have a shadow...

the end of our driveway this morning...

3 inches of ice and 3 inches of snow...

just think if that would have all been snow...

that could have been 20-24 inches of snow or more!...

my sympathies to all you getting it all in snow...

look at all the little limbs down...

not sure how many we will lose...

winds today may bring down more...

and some we won't know about until it all melts off...

limbs are touching the ground everywhere...

and I might lose my rose of sharon...

DH started off for work but didn't get too far when they called here and said he might as well stay home...

everyone else had called in...

so I called him and he turned around and came back home...

it is blowing in the country some...

these holes are where the ice sickles are falling off of the power lines...

so all of you snowed in today...

here is the perfect read...

on sale at Amazon for less than $7...

isn't this little cup cake just the cutest thing?...

so another thing to do today if you can't get out and have a house full of kids or grandkids...

just talked to Rebecca and they still don't have their power back on...

she is on her way to work...

I know, crazy girl...

she's got about 20 miles to get there and most of it is out in the open...

if she can get there, she can always crash at her parents' house...

they live right there where she works...

the guys are going to have to chisel off the porch today...

the footprints froze from yesterday and last night...

DH almost turned his ankle this morning...

I am sure there will be more photos...

Have a good day!

Our ice storm...

here are the rest of the photos from yesterday...

Craig took 67 photos...

we really have enough to document this winter in the scrapbook for sure...

we lost power once...

for about 15 seconds and then it came back on...

the sleet stopped and then it started again before changing to rain...

between 6-10pm the temperature kept rising...

but now the temperature is back down...

I have 25 right now...

the winds are calm...

it is snowing now...

on top of 3 inches of ice and sleet...

Rebecca left me a comment that they lost power again...

she will call me when it is back on...

she has a wood burning stove in her parlor...

we heard on the late news that some counties have closed all the roads in their counties...

some parts of the interstates are closed...

at least with ice and sleet, when the winds were high, it didn't blow around and drift or cause a white out...

these photos are the neighbor's lots...

there are many limbs down from those beautiful elm trees...

they are so old...

in the summer, when the sun is setting...

the leaves sparkle and glisten...

the guys are going to go out tomorrow when they can see better to check our trees again...

I know we are going to have some broken limbs...

I can't wait till this all melts off and it's all behind us...

I prayed for God's protection during the storm...

and I asked for angels to hold up the power lines and poles so we wouldn't lose power...

and I asked for angels to protect our home and property...

and we have been safe...

thank you, Lord...

welp, I'm holed up until spring and signing off for now...

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!

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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.