More photos and commentary, for better or worse, from the Blizzard of 2010.
It has been a fun adventure being snowed in since Friday night. We turned on the generator early Saturday morning after the power went out. Grampa and Dad began digging out the cars NOT to try to drive out (no chance of that on our lane -- besides the state road wasn't even plowed til Monday morning), but to get to the fuel tanks!
Imagine my surprise
when I looked out the window
to see Frank syphoning fuel from my Dad's Jeep!
No worries, Dad was in on it, too! They were looking for more gas for the generator...it was a bigger endeavor than they expected but they eventually came up with a few extra gallons.
Lily and I have been playing "Go Fish", "Crazy 8's", Legos, Puzzles, etc.
Lily has also been practicing her letters in her journal.
Phinn has been fighting a bit of a cold,
but that hasn't kept him from crawling all over the place;
in fact, this weekend, he has started pulling himself up into a standing position
by grabbing onto the couch, the edge of the tub, or other furniture.
The boy is unstoppable!
Lily, Phoenix and I walked up the lane to visit cousin Megan.
Lily would NOT stop eating snow!
Check out how high these drifts are!
Poor Phoenix was so bundled up that he couldn't move
and I think we were all a bit snow blind.
Besides, eating the snow, Lily also enjoyed nailing me with snowballs!
The chickens finally ventured out of their coop,
but they kept getting stuck in the snow.
It was pretty funny!
More pretty snow photos. It really is a winter wonderland out here!
Being snowed in has been delightful!
Thanks to the gas stove
and a well stocked pantry,
there has been no end to the delicious comfort food:
cookies, cake, and blueberry crisp,
oven-fried pork chops, mashed potatoes,
roasted chicken (store-bought, not from our little flock),
fresh salads, chips and salsas,
bacon and eggs (fresh from the our chickens),
venison sausage, etc, etc.
Yummy!
Are these boys good-looking or what?
Phinn loves Grampa!
