Diary of a Dr. Mom: Snowed/Iced In

Saturday, January 30, 2010

Snowed/Iced In

Well, the weathermen weren't exactly right...we didn't get the 6 inches of snow they predicted. BUT, we did get about an inch and a half of a snow/ice mix that has managed to make our neighborhood treacherous. I made it home around 7:00pm on Thursday night, before anything really began falling. By 9:30 that night, the University had decided to close on Friday, and I was prepped to sleep in. (Unfortunately, as usually happens, I couldn't sleep that night...it always happens when I can actually sleep in. UGH!) I got up around 3:00am, and went to sleep on the couch--the school closings were pouring in. It was a pretty steady mix of snow, freezing rain, and sleet for most of the day, and stopped around 3:00 in the afternoon. The roads weren't too bad, and it actually looked pretty outside. Unfortunately, another round of freezing rain moved through last night, and, this morning, the roads, sidewalks, and trees were solid sheets of ice.
David was sweet enough to get up extra early this afternoon (after only sleeping for about 3 hours), and take me to the Helms' house so I could work with Garrett (and get over my cabin fever...over 36 hours in the house without leaving is plenty for me!). We also stopped by the grocery store to stock up on some much needed junk food (HA!), and then we came home. Since nobody was out in the neighborhood, we thought the doggies might have fun getting out a little and playing with us on the ice. They had so much fun, and were so cute slipping and sliding!
As of right now, everything is frozen solid, and our cove is a SOLID sheet of ice. Everything that happened to melt during today has re-frozen, and it's supposed to be well below freezing (in the teens) for the rest of the night. I am secretly hoping that, even though it's supposed to be around 34 degrees tomorrow, that everything will re-freeze again tomorrow night and I can have another day off of work. Of course, I don't plan on that happening.