It was over 75 degrees and we were working on our tan lines.

…on the patio table from the melting roof .

Clearing the ice off the runways. The airport re-opened 3 hours later.

I spent 3 1/2 days mired in the East Coast Stormaggedon. Watching the ground crew shovel a path by hand to the plane should have been my first clue to turn back and head home. Although several flights canceled, I eventually made it out to Harrisburg.

Cody really likes his new basketball hoop.

Taken with the Googlephone, so quality is not great. Also, my face really was  that red. (Ouch!)

The day started out beautifully at Eldora Mountain. By 1pm, we had been through a complete whiteout and the sun was out again. Then the wind kicked up. I’m wearing a bomber hat of real rabbit fur that I gave Wade several years ago. After the dog chewed off the left flap (and part of the brim), he wouldn’t wear it anymore. It is the warmest hat we own, and that counts for plenty with me. The brim is coated with snow & ice, as was the scarf I had around my face. You can see the wind kicking up snow on the bunny hill behind me. After we left, I almost drove into a lake… more whiteout conditions on the road. (Flashbacks of sandstorms on the I-10!)

The beginning of Snowmageddon that canceled many a holiday get together in Minnesota. Doesn’t look too bad in the backyard, but the 2 inches of solid ice on the roads tell a different story.

I mean cold, like below zero cold. Everything is so crunchy.