Yeah, we still have snow on the ground from the storm the other day.

This is what it looked like at about 10am on Tuesday:

We ended up with about 4 inches of heavy, wet snow. At some points it was coming down so hard it was almost white-out conditions. We didn’t think much of it in the AM since we were mostly just bemused that it was snowing so hard so early in the season,but as the day went on, the trees that still had their leaves began to collect more and more of the heavy, wet snow. They started to sag and then to snap.

The top of one of the big trees in the empty lot next to us came down and snagged one of the windows on that side of the house shattering the glass in the storm window. I started to get very concerned that one of the big trees was going to fall onto our house and the rest of the day became a tense waiting game as we listened to trees crack and snap all around our neighborhood.

We lost our electricity around noon so we didn’t have any lights, heat, water or internet access!! After the kids napped, we decided that we’d get out to somewhere warm. We just decided to get a hotel nearby and hole up there rather than be on the road for several hours driving to friends or family. Long story short, we ended up getting the hotel room for free anyway….that’s a story for another time.

Everything is fine now. Got back home yesterday about noon and the power came back on about 4 minutes after we walked into the house. Luckily, there was no additional damage to the house or anything in the yard although there are many, many branches to clean up this weekend.

The kids love staying at hotels, so I’m sure they enjoyed the adventure.