The "Great Winter Storm"

Last week they (all newscasters) were predicting we would have SNOW on Friday! I believe it was an 80% chance. We did not awake to fluffy white snow...instead, along with cold temperatures, we got ice. However, you would have thought we had 15 feet of snow...the local stations reported on it ALL DAY! ABC had channel 13 news running through GMA, R&K, The View, and All My Children!! (note - I do not sit around and watch tv all day, but I do have ABC playing on the tv for background noise most of the morning). As I listened to the same reports over and over and over again, I couldn't help but wonder "What would areas that actually get major winter weather on a regular basis think of this".

These were some icicles hanging from the roof of our deck. They had mostly melted by the time I thought to take a picture. Our deck and stairs were covered too in the early morning. They thawed fairly quickly though.

Playing in her jammies before her morning nap.

Enjoying playtime safe & sound inside our cozy house...we did not venture out at all Friday with the icy roads!

Mid morning we started to hear some tinkling and crackling sounds. It was the ice melting and breaking off the roof, stairs, and palm trees. With all the strange outdoor noises, Clara took up post at "her" window.

After deciding all was well, she decided the day was best spent snuggled up snoozing.