The Craziest Day of My Life!

11:00 p.m...you would think we live in the city with all these people trying to get home
Same location after the storm...this is typical for traffic out here
Ila checking out the shutters
Us Hanging out in the candle light!


Well it all started the night before. I got a phone call at about 8:30 p.m. from a friend telling me that my Shutters had arrived and they wanted to come in the morning to install them. Hooray! So I was sure to take a shower that night so I could have Cora ready for preschool on time and ready for the installer to come.

Well, Wednesday February 13, came and it came like a storm. The guy showed up an hour early! AHHHHHH! I had no bra and was not ready at all. Did I mention I had stayed up late making Valentines with the kids and putting together the treats for Cora's class party. So, I ran and got dressed, let the guy in, got Cora ready barely in time and called Will a million times asking him questions about minor install problems.

Then Cora came home, and in the middle of going through her Valentine treats I got a knock at the door. I opened the door to a blizzard and two people on my door step. The health department wanting to check my water for bacteria. I was bewildered but I let them in, and they proceeded to tell me they need one sample from every city and I was the only one that opened the door. (they meant to check the local elemetary school but couldnt find it) How random.

Then Crystal comes home and the blizzard starts getting worse and worse. I looked out my iced windows and could see all these cars stuck in the snow bank and all over the road. Then the power went out and I could hear sirens going by over and over. The blizzard continued all night. Luckily I had a gas stove and was able to make dinner and we ate by candle light. However, me and the four kids were getting sick of no electricity. I finally got them all in their pjs and socks and we sat around in the candle light and camp lanterns for most of the evening.

The power finally came back on about 8:15. Well, by the time I put the kids to bed and the house quieted down, I realized how bad the storm was. The roads to our house were comepletely shut down, there was a 16 car pile up, and an uncountable amout of people off the road. People ran out of gas waiting to get home. Others waited at fast food resturants for 5 hours plus. Everyone was stranded everywhere. Many buses were also stuck in the mess. They ended up taking kids BACK to school after a couple hours in traffic. Kids spent the night at school because their parents could not get to them.

This was a terrible storm. I saw it's after math first hand. Their were cars lined up for miles trying to get to Eagle Mtn. I was on the phone with my friend for 50 minutes and she only made 2 miles of progress. I am so glad I stayed home. What a night.