Basically, on Sunday, there was a winter storm heading our direction, so the schools, including all the area colleges, announced Monday closures on Sunday night. The storm came through on Monday and dropped lots of freezing rain and a skiff of snow. Enough ice built up that travel was dangerous on Tuesday. And then, because there was snow in the forecast on Wednesday, schools canceled Wednesday as well.
All told, we've gotten maybe 3 inches of snow, and this Midwesterner thinks it's a little funny that schools were closed for that, but to be honest, the bigger issue has been the ice and I understand the need to keep people off the roads in East Tennessee when there is ice on them. They are really hazardous and there isn't the infrastructure, salt, or funding to take care of them properly. So, people just wait it out.
Ever been stuck in the house with a toddler for 5 days with not enough activities to do? We were! I had ordered some toddler crayons over the weekend, but the weather delayed our shipment, and my "minimal toys" rule can sometimes backfire if we're holed up in the house. So we got creative. And we (admittedly) watched a lot of TV. And sledded a little bit. Here are lots of pictures.
Lukie really loved the sledding, but it was so exhausting coming back up that hill with him in tow and so little traction because of the ice! We need a slightly less steep hill, I think.
Dixie was in heaven. I often think we cheated her a bit when we moved to the South-- this dog LOVES the snow.
At one point, Lukie just laid down in the snow, and then thought it was really funny that I could just grab him by his coat and pick him up.
Such a flattering outfit on me, I know.
Post-snow peanut butter sandwich and strawberries.
Pete did get out to go to Lowe's on Wednesday morning, and while there he picked up 8 moving boxes, which were then used as giant blocks the rest of the afternoon. Lukas got a huge kick out of the fact that he was able to lift those big boxes over his head.
