Showing posts with label blizzard. Show all posts
Showing posts with label blizzard. Show all posts

Wednesday, February 2, 2011

Blizzard update

Well, this is the door this morning……
Here’s our friends house across the street…….

 Thats not a blurry picture...that's blowing snow this morning.

That's the view form the other side of our back door.
Since our neighborhood is still unfinished & we have tons of open space. That space is so great in the summer ,filled with wildflowers & butterflies. But with all this snow it just makes it so easy for snow to fly threw here. So many snow drifts!


The road is just past the tree.
Later today we’re supposed to have dangerous temps, so we figured we better get out there and play for a little bit. We made it for about 20mins. But when do you ever get a chance to be taller then your swing set!!!
 Trying to smile in the wind!
Where is my husband you ask? Well let me explain our love/hate relationship with snow. My husband is a Landscape designer. He loves his job & is very good at it : ) But what does a company like that do when the planting seasons over? Snow removal. Yep , he’s been stuck at the office since yesterday dispatching plows to different accounts. I don’t know when he’ll be home with us : (     Hopefully by Friday.

We’re far enough out side the city that lake effect snow isn’t usually a problem for us. But with this crazy wind ,we also have been getting the lake effect as well & more is on the way. My sister & her husband live right downtown Chicago & I can’t wait to see some of her pics later today.

Yep! I got a turn in the "hamster wheel" !!
In the mean time we’ll play inside for now. Maybe we’ll get another snow day tomorrow? I think we’ll try to get some fun projects done. Or maybe we’ll just play!!
I know that some of you are having some crazy weather as well. Hope everyone is safe & warm!!! : )







Tuesday, February 1, 2011

The Blizzard is really here!

Veiw from our front porch
So we’re in the middle of a blizzard now. They said it was coming, but I never believe it until I see it. It started early this morning with lake effect snow, but by 2 pm it was windy & the snow really began to come down. I usually walk down to the bus stop to meet up with my girls after school. Its only at the end of the block. But today I had to drive down to get them. It was sooooo windy they would have blown away!

So off Lucy & I went……
Bus was 20 min late. Lucy's pretty tired of waiting!


View from the car. This is before the blizzard really got going!

The school has been canceled for tomorrow : )   If the weather man is right we should get about 12 to 18 inches by Wed. afternoon!

This drift is twice as tall since I took this pic after school.
We’re warm & cozy inside & just finished some crock pot chicken soup, with plenty of leftovers for tomorrow. Here’s my quick & easy recipe…..

2 Cans chicken broth
1 cup of chopped carrots
1 cup chopped celery
2-3 potatos cut in to small chunks
Dash of salt & pepper
2 to 3 tablespoons of dried onions
3 to 4 chicken breast - chopped into large chunks
1 table spoon of dried basil
Cook on low for 4 to 5 hours.
If you like, add cooked noodles or rice when its time to serve. For something different we decided to use whole wheat lasagna noodles. Just cut into smaller chucky noodles when cooked. Its so yummy to have the big noodle on your spoon!

Hope your all warm & cozy !