Ice... and a whole lotta snow!

Remember yesterday when I said they were predicting snow... well the predicted right!! Right as we were leaving to head to Tri-Cities an ice storm hit. It was only 21 degrees so everything was frozen as soon as it hit.

The kids had a great time at Chuck E. Cheese. It was of course packed. It was fun to visit with Jeremy and Nicole and see the kids!

The drive home was crazy, the roads were solid ice and there were wrecks every where! We made it home just fine though. Rick made a fire last night and we played Yahtzee. Then Kaitlyn and I started painting a project Rick is working on for our niece Meredith's birthday. It was looking to be a great night until Rick went out to check the hot tub at about 6:30.... apparently when I went out and added chemicals the other night I left the cover open. The top of the hot tub was solid ice, the heater was off and the water level was down about 5 inches. He got all the ice knocked off of it and pulled out the cartridge but the low speed pump wouldn't turn on and the heater would not kick on. He ended up working on that thing until almost 9 last night. I felt so horrible!!! In the end the only option was draining the tub and pulling off the pumps. So if anyone is up for ice skating we surely have a rink out back right now. The low-speed pump was blown up so tomorrow, good thing we know someone in the pool/spa business :-) And it might actually mean it wasn't totally my fault, but I'm sure it I won't be living that one down for a long time.

When we woke up this morning the snow was falling... HARD! We have already gotten 3 or 4 inches. Rick got called into work, they have to get the plows going out on the site so they can work tomorrow. Jeremy and Nicole called and already have a bon-fire going and have the 4-wheelers out. They want the kids and I to come over and play in the snow for a bit. I haven't quite motivated enough yet....

Well I need to go get the kids fed and find all the warm snow gear. We'll head over and play for a bit and get back in time for a lazy afternoon with naps included!!!

Stay safe and stay warm!!