Downtown, Lake Shore Drive was completely shut down and people had to abandon their cars on the road. Part of I-80, which is south of us, was shut down as well due to the massive drifts of snow.
Luckily Phil chose to work from home yesterday, so he didn't have to drive in the inclement weather. He did, though, use the snowblower 6 times yesterday. Riley was recovering from the flu (it was her first time missing school, as she got perfect attendance last year, so it was rather traumatic for her to miss school), so she was home.
Both kids were off today and school is also closed tomorrow due to wind chills in the -25 degree range. Oh how I dream of warm weather with windows open, bare feet in the grass and sunny days. (No comments from Uncle D where the temps are sure to be in the 50-60 degree range.) The kids did want to me post these pics for C+D to give them a taste of winter. Enjoy!
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| Our enclosed deck received quite a bit of snow. |
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| More evidence of the fierce wind gusts. |
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| A view into our back yard. Our fence is about 7 feet tall, so you can see the drifts. |
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| The view out our front door. |
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| What we saw when we opened the garage. |
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| A view across the street. |
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| The plows had yet to come through. |
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| Riley surveying the snow drift. |
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| Our neighbor helped Phil clear the driveway since he had a bigger snowblower. |
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| The kids are all bundled up. |
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| Trying to tackle the drift. |
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| They did it! |
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| Jeremy got his foot stuck. |
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| Our mailbox. You can see the drifts. |
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| Our street. |
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| The kids by our mailbox. |
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| Jeremy getting swallowed by the snow on our walkway. |
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| Riley helping me shovel the sidewalk. |
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| Riley is in there somewhere. |
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