Wednesday, February 2, 2011

Blizzard 2011

Midwest Snow - What a storm!


The last 24 hours has been crazy outside.  In the end it looked like this:

Top 11 Largest Snow Accumulation:
11. Peculiar: 10.5 in.
(Us - We are only 6 miles south of Peculiar)
10. Lee Summit: 10.5 in.
9. Trenton: 10.6 in.
8. Olathe: 11.5 in.
7. Bates City: 14 in.
6. Rich Hill: 15 in.
5. Sedalia: 16.3 in.  (My family)
4.Appleton City 17 in.
3. Fort Scott 18 in.
2. Butler: 19 in.
1. Warrensburg: 21 in.

Today we start digging out.  And when I say "we", I totally mean Jerry, Chloe and Jacob. . . Jaxen and I stayed nice and toasty inside.  And while I'm truth-telling, I'm sure Chloe and Jacob weren't a ton of help, but they did have fun playing in the snow.  So I guess that leaves just Jerry.  Yep, Jerry dig us out!  :o)  Good Job, Jerry!  Our driveway is clear and the car has been found under a mountain of snow. . . so if we have to go somewhere, we are able.  Here are some of the pictures I took during the 2011 Blizzard!

Our street, during the blizzard.

Looking into town, during the blizzard.

Look at the snow!  Jacob loved seeing it snow.

Kairi loved the snow!  She would have played outside all day!

Daddy hard at work!

Chloe, Jerry, and Jacob - trying to find the driveway.

Chloe and Jacob flattening the mountain Jerry made!

Shoveling a path to the road!

Chloe and Jake

Putting the kids to work!

Teamwork. . . the kids are earning their lunch!

Daddy needed a break.

LOL, the neighbor must have felt sorry for Chloe and Jacob! 
We  were very thankful for his help!

Jerry finishing up the driveway
This really puts a damper on our plans this weekend.  And the bad news is we are expecting more snow on Monday.  Argg!  Hopefully, it will start melting so we can see our family from Iowa this weekend and next!

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