Snowy Week

I did not think we were going to get any snow this year. Last week we got more ice and snow than we have in several years. It started out as freezing rain and sleet and ended in snow.

My car was stuck in the garage from Sunday to Friday morning. Our driveway was solid ice under snow.

Ryan worked and worked several days trying to clear the snow from the driveway.

He could not break up the ice underneath the snow.He even took buckets of warm water and poured on it to melt it. It turned it to slush and he was able to get part of it up. When it started turning back to ice, he came back inside. 

I stepped out on the back deck and you can see my footprint does not go down at all. I stood on top of ice.

I LOVE snow. I love to watch it snow. It is so peaceful and beautiful. 

By the end of the week, we had quite a bit of snow.

I was so excited we had enough snow to make snow cream.

It was delicious. I used a new recipe this year and it was so yummy! I mixed a can of sweetened condensed milk and 1 teaspoon vanilla in a bowl. Then I added snow until it was the consistency I wanted. 
 

Friday morning Mark was able to drive my car to the top of the driveway. If I can make it out of our subdivision, I have no problem driving. They always keep the main roads mostly clear. Ryan and I went grocery shopping and got lots of groceries. :) It felt so good to be stocked up again. We also bought a bag of salt and took it to the top of Nana and Papaw's driveway. They had been stuck all week too. Papaw and Tim drove to the bottom of the hill at the end of the driveway and met Ryan. I left Ryan with them to help salt the driveway while I went to Ingles. I also picked up a few groceries for Dad. When I went to his house, I almost didn't make it up his driveway. I had to back out on the road and get a running start. His place had more snow than we had. Dad was fine (thank God).  He said he had lost power a couple of times but it wasn't for long.

I left Dad's and picked up Ryan. When we got home, I told Ryan to take in the groceries and I was going to work on clearing the driveway. When our road is clear like this. 

our driveway is covered unless we shovel it. I could not make any headway with it either because of the ice. Ryan had been able to clear a small path in areas, but I couldn't do any more. I put salt down to try to melt more of it. I hated to leave my car at the top of the driveway like Mark does. It seems like every time I leave it out in the bitter cold my battery dies or something else happens. I was just afraid to take a chance going down the driveway and slide in the woods past the curve. So I parked at the top.

 

Friday night Ryan wanted to go to Walmart and get some ear phones. Since I had forgotten a couple of things, we went. When we got back, I asked Ryan if he thought I could get down the driveway. He said he would direct me, and he thought I could make it. Thank God I made it fine with his help.

 

Friday night/Saturday morning it snowed again. It was beautiful.

By that afternoon, the temperature was rising and it had started to melt. It was still slick though. My neighbor always has a hard time getting to the top of the hill in front of our house.

 

He did finally make it up the hill. 

Haley and Mason were able to enjoy a little bit of snow too. (Yay!)
 

 

Mason didn't really care for the snow. He loves warm, not cold.
 
Haley made snow angels.
 

 

And she also made colored snow from food coloring.
 

 

See the spray bottle behind her? The next picture is one I plan to have developed. I love, love, love it!!!
 

Awwww....my sweet babies!!! <3

Church was cancelled Sunday because of the snow. Mark and I planned to go to see the grandbabies. Mark was concerned about getting my car up the driveway, so he did that before he got ready.

He had a hard time getting his car out of the driveway, so he could bring my car up. After several attempts with mine, he made it to the last little hump, and then had to clear the snow.
 

 

Yes, he is wearing shorts. :) When we left, he drove to the end of our street, and I drove the rest of the way. 

We got down to Andrew and Nikki's around 12:45PM. They left to go look for furniture for Haley's room while Mark and I watched the babies. We had a blast!! I love them so very much. Mason is Papaw's (Mark's) little boy. He sat on his lap for the longest time. Haley loves to tease Mark and call him Mark instead of Papaw. I was so glad he was with me to spend time with them. 

I baked a ham overnight, fixed potato salad, carrots, Mary's dressing, and gluten free biscuits. Haley and Mason both ate wonderful that day. (Haley ate three biscuits)

After we ate lunch I rocked Mason to sleep. It was one of the best things ever to hold him in my arms and snuggle. He melts my heart. I laid him in his bed when he went to sleep. Then I held Haley for a while. She didn't go to sleep, but it was wonderful to hold her. I had the great idea for us to clean her bedroom so it would be ready for the new furniture. She didn't think that was a great idea (Ha!), so I told her to come talk to me while I cleaned. We had the best time! If I didn't know where something went, I would ask her. She would tease and speak jibber jabber, and I would say, "oh, you stop!" She would laugh and laugh. It was so good to hear her laugh. 

Andrew and Nikki got back a little after 5PM and we left around 6:15. We had no time to spend with them.:(  I really wish we lived close to each other. Maybe some day. Can you believe I spent the whole day there and forgot to take a pic. Grrrr There is always so much going on that I forgot. 

When we got near our house on our way back, we changed and Mark drove. I did not want to attempt our cul-de-sac and driveway. Mark just parked at the top of the driveway because it was so slick.

I am so thankful we had such a great time seeing our grand littles. I am so thankful we made it safely there and back. I am so thankful I have had time off so I can blog (ha!). Ok, I try to post three, so until next time.