Snow storm ....

we are currently in the middle of a snow storm

It is rare for us here in Richmond, VA to get this kind of storm

oh there are plenty of times they say "it's a big one"

but then something changes, low pressure systems, el nino

warm air aloft......you name it, we've heard it

and in the end, we are always let down!

It started snowing mid-morning Friday

and as soon as it started coming down

it started accumulating fast!

for most of the day it was probably about an inch

an hour. They had said it would switch to sleet late Friday

night but it started much earlier, 6:00 pm.

and the sleet was still coming down hard when we

went to bed. Woke up to so much snow!!

measured about 8 inches

They had said the snow would be much lighter on Saturday

and that it would snow on and off most of the day

But they were wrong on that

it has been snowing hard all day

and blowing like crazy....big snow drifts

as of 3:00 today we have 12 inches.

Jacquelyn, Johnny and I took a ride in

the Expedition....went up to the market but they were closed

our road in to the neighborhood was totally covered

I predict kids will be out of school all week

after our ride up to the market we walked around the neighborhood

Best way to keep beer cold.....stuck in the snow!

 snow on front porch after shoveling it off about 3 times....

can't keep up with it

the snow drifts on the deck...

later.....