snow day -er, week

wow, i totally underestimated mother nature! or maybe i overestimated the dfw's snow removal tactics. either way i really didn't believe anyone who told me that dfw can literally shut down from a snow storm. no seriously, totally shuts down!! snow is apparently a rarity so they streets aren't salted, there's no snow plows for roads, and i really wouldn't even know where to buy a window scrapper for my car. we were trapped -oops! i mean "home bound" for four days. luckily justin's work was closed (along with everything else!) so i didn't have to go it alone! with so many people heating their homes they did rolling blackouts, which were super great and even fried our verizon equipment so we had no phone, cable or internet during the whole four days!! sucks? most definitely! this picture was taken friday, but we had been snowed in since tuesday. the roads were complete ice, until this powdery snow came down friday and was followed by sunshine drenching the whole metroplex from melted snow. oh, and the whole play in the snow with your kids thing? um, not if you're from cali and your kids don't own snow clothes, let alone a pair of mittens. i feel like such an unprepared mother! despite the ice rink roads we tried to take a little drive each day to just get out of that dang house! who knew the grocery store with three kids could be so exciting, but after two full days at home, it's like a mini disneyland. for now the snow is gone and completely melted, with a possibility for more this week. another snow day ahead? a day is fine, but a week, no thank you!