Say It Isn't Snow....

Just kidding! I love that it snowed again! We got an inch of ice, made up first of freezing rain, and then sleet, finally turning into a solid, frozen mess. After a few hours of this, it finally starting snowing. This is a record breaking winter for Oklahoma, we got five inches of snow on Thursday! This storm was much different than the blizzard we had last month. The snow falling was calm and peaceful, actually beautiful. I loved being able to see each little individual snowflake, as opposed to a blurry winter blizzard.

I don't mind the bad weather. They were predicting it was going to be worse than it actually was. Everyone was heading out to the stores to stock up on non-perishable foods the day before the storm. I bought a few candles in case the power went out, but we already had plenty of food. I was so glad our power didn't go out during the storm. I am also lucky because my job is always were I am, so I don't have to leave the house to go to work. Good thing, because I don't like driving in any weather disaster.

JR shoveled the driveway on Saturday morning. It wasn't as hard to shovel as last storm. A few reasons, it wasn't as cold this time so the ice didn't freeze as much, there weren't any snow drifts either. He also shoveled the neighbors driveway (how nice). She has been working long hours and also got trapped at work for a few days, so we helped her out. Eli and I also took care of her dog for a few days, he enjoyed that! The dog, not Eli. Eli seems to be a bit scared of dogs. I kind of forgot that fact when I went over there one day to let him out of the kennel, and Eli was standing about 10 feet away from the dog when I let him out. Sammy, the dog, headed over to Eli and Eli immediately started crying. Woops!

I got Eli all bundled up after his nap and we headed outside. It was going well at first, but he didn't want to keep his gloves on. He loved the snow so much more than just a month ago. And this time he noticed the ice too! That's why he didn't want to keep his gloves on, he couldn't pick up the ice. Once he picked it up, he HAD to taste it. Yup, he loved it! I thought maybe we'd be able to make a snowman, but Eli's hands were starting to hurt from holding the ice, so I took it from him. BIG MISTAKE. He started to have a fit, so I gave it back to him. But this wasn't good enough, he was still crying. I mean, snot dripping, tears streaming down your face crying, after only a minute! We went inside for a few minutes, to regroup. He was still mad inside. He calmed down for a few minutes so we went back out, but it started all over again. We came back in right away and this made him even madder! He cried for another 10 minutes after we came back in. So I scooped him up and we sat on the bean bag chair for a few to calm down. He looked like he hadn't slept in days. That tantrum really wiped him out!

After he calmed down, I told him we would go out again tomorrow. And we did, we all did this time. JR and I took turns pulling him around in the "sled". It's actually the laundry basket, but it works. He did much better this time, but the cold got to us. Actually, his nose started bleeding a little since the air was so cold. And we went back in. We weren't even out for very long, but it was cold enough. Poor little guy.

Will we get snow again? Is Oklahoma going for the hat trick this winter? Stay tuned!

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