Last year we had a snow storm here in good old Fort Worth and got 12 inches of snow. It pretty much shut everything down for about a day or two and was the most snow I have ever seen in my life, let alone in Fort Worth!
Well, this year we got an ice storm that kept us home for 4 days! Luckily it was predicted to be bad and I could tell by the predicted temps that it would be bitterly cold and we probably wouldn't be above freezing for days. Boy was I right! That week I went into work on Monday and brought a big box of stuff home and mentioned to my boss that I had enough work to keep me busy through the end of the week if I needed it, and it turns out I did!
The roads were solid sheets of ice and very treacherous, especially in the first 24 hours. It took Chris an hour to get to about a block away from his shop and he spent another hour trying to get to his shop through the neighborhood he had to go through and finally, after multiple unsuccessful attempts, he turned around and spent another 2 hours trying to get back home! The poor guy got stuck multiple times and had a lot of nice people come out to help him. He slid off the road one time and was worn out from the stress by the time he got home, and so was I!
Devin watched more TV than I think she could even stand since I was trying to still get a full day of work in all week. There were lots of other forms of entertainment as well like lots and lots of coloring and stickers, which many times ended up decorating my arm or baby belly...
Puzzles galore...
She pulled out all kinds of toys...
We did manage to have an outing to the Rodeo on the third day of being stuck inside and boy did we need it! On the fourth day, it had snowed overnight and this was what we woke up to!
All of these snow pictures were actually taken around 2 PM after the snow had started to slightly melt but you still get an idea how much there was!
There were probably between 4-6 inches of snow...
Devin didn't care anything about getting out in that cold wet snow, and since I was trying to get some work done, I didn't push it. It was very slippery and I am pregnant so it just wasn't worth it. Maybe next time, I just hope we don't make this an annual tradition!
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