This past weekend we received a "wintry mix" of weather that blanketed the area in ice. Fortunately not as bad as 1994. I read in the news that about 17,000 people lost power compared to 250,000 in 1994. We lost power for a few hours during the night, and I heard that others were without for a couple of days. Back in 1994, I recall people living for weeks without power.
On Sunday, the sun came out although the high was still only 31 degrees. We were all ready to get out of the house, so I took the boys for an extended bike ride. We ended up riding 8 miles, including a stop at the Water Spray Park which was covered in ice. The whole time we were riding was very surreal -- all the trees and shrubs were covered in ice and it seemed like we were riding around in the Land of Glass:
Tuesday, February 2, 2010
Ice Storm 2010
Friday, January 8, 2010
Before & After
Amazing how content you feel after a hot meal on a cold night...
Before getting in the car:
After getting in the car (haven't left the parking lot yet):
Saturday, January 2, 2010
Happy New Year from Atlanta!
The only thing bigger than a stop at the Varsity...
are the mustard bottles at the Varsity....
Wednesday, December 30, 2009
It's 11:30 pm -- do you know where you children are?
Yes - on vacation, in the mountains, in a cabin....and on the internet!
The rest are on the bunk beds "pict-o-chatting" on their Nintendo DS's (why talk to the upper bunk when you can text?)
Saturday, October 24, 2009
Friday, October 23, 2009
Sneak Preview Of Our New House
We are busy packing at our old house and getting ready for the move, which should be the week before Thanksgiving. Here is the only photo I have of our new house to post right now. As fall weather is quickly setting in, the yard will be faded into dormancy by the time we move, so I wanted to share this one from a few weeks ago. 
Our current house sold on a Friday and we made an offer on this house the following Monday. We feel very lucky to have found this one, as it had only been on the market a few days when we looked at it. Despite the housing slump, homes are still selling fairly quickly in that area.
Beth and the boys commute to school will go from 16 miles to 2.5 miles, and Richard's commute to work will drop from 29 miles to 23 miles. Additionally, most everything we need (grocery, Home Depot, bank, gas, restaurants, Target, WalMart, etc) will be within 2-3 miles, rather than 10-15 miles. We are so looking forward to less time in the car traveling places.
Friday, October 16, 2009
Erek's First Kindergarten Field Trip!
Today Erek's Kindergarten class went on their first school Field Trip! Destination: The Memphis Zoo. The weather was cool (60's) but the pictures look like it was much colder. We had a great time exploring the new Teton Trek Exhibit and got to see the Grizzly Bears and Grey Wolves, as well as the Old Faithful Geyser! That will be a welcome relief during hot summer visits! Take a look:
Here's a short video of Old Faithful:
