Snow Much Fun!!!

Y'all, it snowed it Tennessee!

And I'm not talking about just a few flakes but a major ice/ snow storm hit us this week and we had several inches of snow and ice on the ground for an entire week. No school and we went out twice a day to play in it. It is such a rare treat here in the South (in Europe, we would be in the South of Spain) and probably won't happen again in the next 10 years. So we treasured every bit of it and had way too much fun. 

First came an ice storm thru and the ground was covered in a couple of inches of ice pellets. It was freezing and temperatures in the low teens and it felt like 2F/ -18C. This is not normal so far South and we were fortunate that our fireplace worked well and we did not have any power outages or burst pipes, unlike what happened in Texas. 

Nonetheless, we bundled up with what we had and enjoyed this seasonal weather to the max. 

And then on Wednesday morning, we woke up to multiple inches of snow. Everything was white and it looked so pretty. The cats weren't so sure of the snow though:

No, I did not run in the snow as it was too dangerous due to the ice underneath it and way to cold but I did get a quick pictures in after a good run on the treadmill. Jumping for joy...snow. 

Of course there was lots of sledding...first on our street, front yard, the neighbor's steep drive way and the perfect sledding hill further up in our neighborhood. It was a family affair and children big and small had a blast. Luckily, no one got hurt! 

When we got too cold, we went in for lunch...homemade soup was delicious and warmed us right up. 

After 7 days, we dug the car out and I ventured out of the neighborhood to go grocery shopping yesterday. The shelves were mostly bare as the delivery trucks were delayed but are starting to come in now. 

As the temperatures are finally above freezing, the snow started to melt today and we already miss the fun we had. One more day of no school until all the back roads are cleared and then we will resume with our "normal" quarantine routine. This past week was almost like a winter vacation and just what we needed during our 11 months "staycation" at home due to the pandemic.