Oh, what a winter we've had so far! This has been a record-setting January here in Kentucky in terms of cold and snow.
The first cold snap produced wind chills upwards of -20 to -30 below zero. Now, I know to many of you northern dwelling folks this is nothing. But, this is Kentucky we are talking about. While snow and ice isn't uncommon, extended periods of cold are not normal. Thus, our homes and heating systems are not exactly equipped to keep up with things.
Notice this thick ice we found on our octagon window each morning...on the inside (1/4")!
Nathan has enjoyed wearing Daddy's fur hat whenever he gets the chance. Here he was in the attic putting Christmas decorations away.
On the coldest nights we all had a sleepover in Mom and Dad's bedroom. Notice the blankets over the windows to keep out drafts? We actually stayed quite toasty together! Matthew stayed in his room with a space heater.
Our thermostat let us know that it was chilly in the rest of the house. We were extremely cautious to make sure our pipes stayed warm. No more plumbing problems for this family! Thankfully, Trent was well acquainted with our plumbing and knew how to keep our water flowing and what areas we needed to keep warm. We ran the dishwasher and a hot load of laundry before going to bed each night for good measure.
We have several friends whose houses had burst pipes and major flood damage. We completely empathized with them. The difference between their flooding disaster and ours is that everyone in the city needed the insurance adjusters, plumbers, and restoration crews at the same time. Some of our friends won't be back in their houses for at least a month because of the back log.
Baking bread was the best and tastiest way to heat up the kitchen.
Heidi created this little dough "baby" on top of her loaf-
Oh Kentucky, I do love your beauty. A view out our back yard-
This weekend we enjoyed an "Alberta Clipper." We were set to have a temple trip early Saturday morning. I woke up at 6 AM to check the weather conditions to find blizzard-like conditions outside. Needless to say I went back to bed as our temple trip would obviously need to be postponed. Snowing and blowing snow resulted in a winter wonderland and big drifts. This was by far the most snow we've had since we've been here in Kentucky.
Gorgeous views as the storm clouds clear and the snow continues to blow-
These pictures show how the snow really blew around the yard-
Trent was able to capture some stunning sunset pictures.
We opened the front door so Matthew's little fingers could experience the snow.
He wasted no time eating as much as he could for as long as we'd let him!
After the winds subsided a bit the big kids wasted no time in getting out to play in the snow.
Big drifts + little people= a very fun time!
All of this has literally shut down the city a few times. There was no school all last week and that is on top of many snow days previous to this. Even the garbage men didn't show up for days! That is a strange concept for me after growing up in Utah where a foot of new snow would not result in school getting cancelled. I kind of love it though- nothing like staying cozy and safe at home!
2 comments:
wow, the snow drifts in your backyard are crazy!! Such pretty pictures!
Gorgeous pics, wow! Glad you made it thru smoothly! We can sympathize with the - weather, or biggest bit of winter this year we had a good spell of -10_-20 degrees each morning, depending on what part of town.... Brrrrr!
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