Sunday February 7th 2010

We are still alive and have survived the snowpocalypse. We received about 20 inches of snow (give or take) and have dug our driveway and car out. We lost power on Saturday for about 6 hours (3:00pm to 9:00pm) but were coping quite well. We had the gas fireplace going for heat and lots or candles and flashlights. Lisa and I were even prepared to actually talk and converse for a whole evening. But luckily that was avoided when the power came back on and we were able to catch up on some TV shows backlogged in our DVR. We do not have any satellite signal and it seems that we will be without Directv for probably a few days. Our dish is on the roof and covered in snow and there is now way to get up there at this time to clear it off. With the weather not expecting to get above freezing at any point until Thursday or Friday, we are going to be TV less for a few more days. Luckily we do have lots of old shows we have not seen yet saved in the DVR, so we have that going for us.

Rachel went out and played some in the snow today and had a blast. Here are some pictures.

Oh yeah, they are calling for 5-10 more inches of snow on Tuesday, so lucky us.

Friday February 5th 2010

It is 11:30 pm on Friday night and we are upon the snowpocalypse. There is already 7-inches on the ground and the "experts" are calling for 18 to 30 inches by Saturday night. Washington DC is freaking out and people have been on edge all week. Grocery stores are all bare and look like they have been looted. It is actually quite amusing to watch people get so uptight about snow.

The only concern i have is that it is a wet and heavy snow falling and that could be real bad. I already have branches in my tree hanging real real low with all the snow on them and the snowstorm is just beginning. I will not be surprised if power will be lost at some point for alot of this region. The trees are not used to snow and ice hanging on them and there will be down power lines. I just hope we are fortunate here. I foresee having no power for the super bowl on Sunday. It is just my luck. And even if we do have power, my directv is not so good in heavy snow and rain. We have already lost all HD cable channels and i am not sure what my dish is going to do if there is a few feet of snow covering it on my roof. So even if we have power, i might not be able to watch the super bowl. /crosses_fingers

Rachel and I survived this past week with Lisa in Sweden. The two of us laughed alot and played. Rachel surprisingly had very little crying and fits. (crap, our power just flickered and everything went off for a second. i just had to reboot this computer...there is no way i will have power by morning i fear) Rachel is doing great and is healthy and growing. She will be two in a month and it amazes me at how quickly time flies by.

I have to go and start preparing for the power to go out...extra blankets and such. There is a snow emergency declared and people are supposed to be off the streets. I am gonna have to think of a back up plan.