The Calm after the Storm...........

The Chronicles of Kitts Hill.....Prince Jophie and I(The Sequal)

The rest of the story as promised or in our case "the rest of the pictures" ;0)

(please click picture if you want to see the enlarged version)

Our frozen Tundra which might actually be pretty aside from that little teensy problem of it being so devastating and crippling to the community......



Major Snow Squalling and at this point its beginning to rain/ice/snow or as we like to say "ricing or snicing" depending on which combination of precipitation happens to be mingling at that particular moment and in our case it was all of the above! ;0)

Again would be so pretty but........



Can you see my "man-made" pond beginning to fill with water or should I say "woman-made"?



And now its beginning to flow and fill beneath my van! It had absolutely nowhere to go except up as in fill R' Up! After clearing the driveway of snow a little edge was left all around which normally is not a problem unless of course it begins to rain and ice in the middle of a snow storm! Ice Skates anyone?



And even in the midst of all the madness......
God sent us a clear reminder that.....

"This too shall pass" ;0)



It was however very short lived! The temps dropped and that once flowing swimming hole was then transformed into a slippery ice skating rink! If you look real close you will see the tire tracks and footprints of the firemen who ever so bravely drove down into that mess and walked errr slipped and slided across the driveway just so they could bring heaters to Jophie and I while the electric was out. We are blessed and truly loved ;0)



More icy/snowy/droopy tree pictures.........

Look close.......Can you spot all the cardinals in the first picture??

Is it a pool or is it a ice fishing pond?



It's gorgeous out today! The sun is shining and I managed to get OUT of my driveway for the fisrt time in weeks yesterday. Now I'm off to take some pictures of what we look like now...
Be back to share that with you soon! You won't believe the difference a few days and sunshine can make! ;0)

TTFN!
Trina

Calm before the storm.......

The Chronicles of Kitts Hill.....Prince Jophie and I
11:30 p.m. --- DAY 1

It's earily quiet out there with less than 2 hours before this nasty winter storms arrival.

UPDATE: 1:30 a.m....
And so it begins.....Early and NOT snow but ICE! UGH!

3:45 a.m......

Now it be snow! Snow is much better than ice but I fear I haven't seen the last of the ice......

8:10 a.m.... 1/27/09

STILL snowing...At this point we are getting one inch per hour! I'm so thankful its still snow. Look close and you can see a truck trying to make its way up an almost non-existant road. Snow plows and salt trucks are coming through non-stop. Now stay away ice storm! One is enough for anyones lifetime ;0)



11:00 a.m. 1/27/09--DAY 2

2 hours later and its cleared off! I still couldn't escape just yet however, I am at least down to gravel now ;0)

11:30 a.m....Taking a little stroll and photo op..

Deeeeep...

Snow Drifts come to my hip....

Just to give you an idea of how deep...

Jophies swing is disappearing! Eeek!

OK so THIS can't be good. Was it that bad when I first started clearing snow? Hmmm? Me thinks not! I best be getting back up the deck cause I fear its switched over to a not so nice glaze of ice! Eeeek again!

I did make it back to the house in case your wondering however, not before doing my best impersonation of "Bambi on ice"! I did however manage to save my camera!! It's all about the important things ya know...
Moan..Moan...Oh yea I be sore today!

After licking my wounds and after many hours passed which does tend to make one "forget" just how dumb it was to get stuck OFF the deck with snow that decides to instantly turn into a lovely frozen liquid unlike that yummy flavored icy liquid otherwise known as a slushie, this glaze makes it virtually impossible to return to the warmth of your cozy house unscathed or at the very least makes it possible to show off to your neighbors your "MAD SKILLZ" as to how well you can impersonate yet again "Bambi on Ice"

Although the matinee showing was a huge success I elected to skip the evening showing of the sequal..."Bambi on Ice 2" much to the dismay of all my anxious neighbors.....

This time I was very cautious keeping one foot firmly planted on my oh so stable and not the least bit slick living room floor while I ever so gingerly "just peeked" out my front door. This was sometime between 1 a.m. and 5 a.m as to which time exactly I seemed to have lost track as one day begins to stretch into another...It was still coming down as freezing rain and leaving my deck a shiny icy mess.


1/29/09 -- DAY 3 ----A NEW DAY

It's now 8:40 a.m. and I'm just just getting ready to start Jophies a.m. meds and tube feeding. After I get him settled I'll venture out and survey the damage. Well I'll "test the decks stability FIRST" haha...
It's not over by the way. The ice is still coming down but it's spose to warm up so it can SNOW SOME MORE! More snow removal is on my agenda today it seems but the good news...
Yes! there is some afterall! When the snow dumping ends and I manage to clear that driveway AGAIN....I will actually be able to add salt this time! Yay! Gonna post some aftermath pics later on today!

For all those who have been praying for us..Thank you! We felt your love and so far we've managed to keep our electric and stay toasty warm. Jophie of course has no clue anything is amiss other than the moans and groans coming from his momma as she hobbles and wobbles past him rethinking that "Bambi on Ice" adventure and how DUMB it was to not realize that "WET STUFF" soaking my head/clothes/shoes was not just my imagination.. ;0)

Please continue to pray for all those without power. Nearly 20 have died including one man who froze to death in his home. Horribly sad situation. There were around 80 deaths in the ice storm we had in 2003 so not nearly as bad however, any loss of life is sad to hear about.

Be back soon with todays update including pictures! :0)