Winter Wonderland

After 3 days of no TV or computer we are back with the living again. The ice/snow storm is over and the landscape is breathtaking. Trees are encased in crystal, and bushes and trees are shrouded in sheets of white. The rain began on Thursday and turned to ice by afternoon. It snowed all day Friday leaving us at least 6 inches of snow. Early Friday morning we heard popping and explosive sounds throughout the neighborhood. The power went off soon after that. I stepped out on the patio to take a picture of the park when I heard another crashing sound. Just as I reached the door to our house, I realized that a huge branch from our neighbor's tree had just fallen on their roof. They are fine! Our two oak trees seemed totally undisturbed by the storm, and the cardinals and bluejays didn't seem to notice either.

Thanks to gas logs and Yankee candles, we never suffered. I had made egg salad, potatoe salad and brownies. With smoked ham sandwiches, we enjoyed our picnics. Bill was ready to grill but the power came back and ruined his fun. Bill usually doesn't care for table games, but he actually played several rounds of scrabble and Mexican Dominoes and enjoyed it! Saturday, we had electricity, but no cable or computer yet, so we watched the DVD, "Thunderball" (007) that Kelli gave us for Christmas. On Sunday, church was cancelled, so we went to check on Mom. Her road and sidewalks had been cleared. While Bill went to MacDonald's with his laptop to work on his computer class, I played games with Mom. She had made some vegetable soup earlier which she shared with us. It was so delicious!

We had cancelled our party last Friday, so I called all of my Bible class members this morning to reschedule for this week. Everyone seemed excited!

I called our Toyota dealer this morning about our 2010 Camry. They said they would notify us if we need to bring the car in. Some parts were made in Canada and some in Japan. The Canadian parts are the ones in question and they are waiting for the serial numbers to be sent. I'm not too worried because we have driven our car to Michigan, Texas and Missouri without any problem at all. Experience is everything!

Thank you for all of the phone calls! Storms can be a blessing!