No Business Like Snow Business

Sorry for the cheesy post title, but seriously, when people here in Michiana talk about snow, they mean business.  Ever since we got back from Oklahoma, it seems it has been snowing non-stop.  Last week we got over 3 feet, and it's still snowing now.  They do a pretty good job with the roads, but sometimes getting out is still a little nerve racking.  We have purchased down coats, snow boots, a special ice scraper-snow brusher combo thing on a long handle, and, most recently, a snow shovel.  One day this last week Billy had to shovel out a path in front of the garage so I could get the car out to go to work.  The snow is inconvenient, but at least we have a warm, cozy home when things are too bad to get out much.  That is until the power went out for 24 hours this week...during a snow storm.  Everything in our apartment runs on electricity - heat, stove, etc.  That was...(ahem) fun.  We were fine until it got dark, and then it got really cold, and really boring.  We bundled Maryn up in warm pjs, blankets, mittens, and a hat, and we played 20 questions and read aloud from the Chronicles of Narnia by flashlight (electric torch according to C.S. Lewis).  So we made the best of it; it was actually kind of nice to have a day with no internet, no TV or movies, no video games, and no phones (we wanted to preserve the batteries in case of emergency).  I just hope it doesn't happen again any time soon.  :)  As for the snow, native residents tell us it will be on the ground at least through March.  Sigh.

Walking out the front of our apartment

Our garage is third from the left