Snowed OUT? How in the world did you get snowed OUT is what people have asked me.
When we were forecast to have a blizzard a couple of weeks ago I was determined to be proactive. I hit the grocery stores early and got what I thought we might need. Then there was a threat of major power outages. I remember all too well being without power during Hurricane Sandy and how terrible that was. Well, not us this time. I made reservations for a weekend in a hotel and thought we'd just have a little getaway until the storm blew over. The kids were so excited about staying in the hotel!
We ordered room service, had a few snacks, and watched a little tv.
Then boredom set in and I had to pull out the big gun~ The Fresh Beat Band on Netflix!
The next morning we took a little walk to see how bad the damage was.
Not so bad in Stamford. According to the news and Facebook though, our town didn't fare so well. We had over 30 inches of snow and there was an order from the governor that there was to be no traffic on any highways. We tried to venture home on Sunday and saw this:
Yep, that's the major avenue to get into our neighborhood! It was completely impassable, as were the other two entrances. Back to the hotel we went! We all were over the hotel by this time, but at least we could move freely and go to stores and restaurants if we needed something.
We tried again on Monday and were happy to see that our neighbors had taken it upon themselves to dig out. We could at least get on our street...
BUT! They stopped the path right before they got to our house! So close, but yet so far away...off to another hotel in another town we headed. Le sigh...at least Daddy P would be able to go to work and the boys could start their new school. I was already on winter break so I didn't have to worry about work.
BUT our church members found out what was going on by this time and they sent someone to dig us out and get us home!
So this snow is what had been in our driveway! I swear it'll be April or May before it all melts.
This is the tale of how the Parker four got snowed OUT in the blizzard of 2013!
I'm officially over the snow, y'all!
Wow, that is a lot of snow. I has been years since we have had that much snow in our area. Youall were truely "Snowed Out". Youall's area get hit with bad weather quite often. So glad youall reamined safe thru it all. It will take a while for that huge pile in front of the garage to melt. Great pictures.
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