Our First Winter Storm! Part Two
In Part One of this particular blog series, we prepped for our first big winter storm, romped in the snow with the kiddos, and cuddled in front of the tv, watching football and waiting for the freezing rain to start. Sh*t's getting frosty around these parts By mid-afternoon on this particular Sunday in January, our sweet, poofy snowflakes had changed into freezing rain, which was a move in the wrong direction, at least by our standards. Freezing rain is lame. It's liquid rain, but since the air and ground temps are cold, it's remarkably chilly, and it solidifies on contact with the ground or whatever else it touches. It makes everything frozen over and slick, and the added weight from the ice it creates can take down tree branches and power lines, leading to dangerous outages. Brr! After a few hours of rain, a short break opened up, and we took the opportunity to get the girls outside, which was a mistake. While they handled the icy stairs okay, they really didn...
