Shelby's REAL first Snow Day!

Well, it snowed again here in Charlotte.

The 2nd time in 2-weeks and this time was no joke. 

Last time was a mere dusting, this was 7-inches, and in some other parts of Charlotte up to 12 inches.

It all started around 9:30am on Wednesday morning the 12th, which also happened to be Shelby's 14-month birthday.

After her morning nap we ventured outside to see what Miss Shelby would think of all the white stuff.

We saw the mailman still doing his job.

Buddy was more excited about him than the rest of us.

Shelby stayed home from school the day before because she was diagnosed with a double ear infection that morning.

Giving that, we didn't stay out too long with her.

She doesn't have a ton of Winter gear, but I was able to score her some snow boots at a consignment store a few months ago for $6.

No luck with snow pants, but next year we plan on getting her on skis right after her 2nd birthday, so she will have a pair.

Wednesday's snow was just the beginning.

It poured freezing rain and ice all that night then Thursday came another round.

Shelby was mesmerized.

I have lived here since 2002 and the only other time I've seen anything like this was in 2004, when we had 10" in a 24-hour time period.

This afternoon, the snow finally stopped and we ventured outside again.

It's a lot of work to bundle up a toddler.

We went to a neighbor's for a play date then on our way back noticed that another neighbor had put together this snowman.

Well, of course, my first thought was.....

LET'S TAKE A PICTURE AND ACT AS IF WE BUILT IT!

And...........

That's what I did! 

LOL!!

At least I admit it. I never said anything about building it ourselves on IG or FB, so it's not being dishonest. right?

HAA!

Shelby was much happier in the snow today.

Probably because it wasn't a blizzard like the day before and the sun came out.

Who knows, maybe we'll venture outside tomorrow and try sledding?

There might be too much melted, but we can try!

No work until Tuesday!!!

woohoo!

Snow Day 2014

You might be living under a rock if you didn't hear about or experience the snow here in the South this week.

The Atlanta situation is just ridiculous and should go to prove that when in doubt cancel..cancel..cancel.

People may laugh because a flake has not even fell, but you just never know, and that is proof.

Charlotte WAS prepared and they had early dismissal at local schools yesterday BEFORE any precipitation fell.

We got about 2-inches at our house and it was BRRRR cold!!

We all stayed home today due to the roads and we did a whole lot of nothing.

This is as close as Shelby came to playing in the snow.

She's had a runny nose and cough and I just don't see the point in taking her out in 19-degree weather when she's like that.

Plus, Brad left her snow boots at school.

So, today has been a lazy day for the most part.

Except lunch out at the diner up the street.

Despite the weather and road conditions our maids still showed up so we got out of the house to allow them to clean.

 Most of it's melting now but whatever is left is expected to freeze overnight because the temps are set to get down to 11-degrees!!!

Shelby's school is already on a 2-hour delay but she will be going and I plan to head back into the office.

Let's pray for safety on the roads for me and everyone else here in the snow/icy South!!!

 Happy Wednesday!

Snow Day!!

It's the first snow of 2011 here in Charlotte! We knew it was coming and it's still coming down as I sit here and write this post.

Later this afternoon they say it's going to switch to sleet and freezing rain which is NOT fun. Especially if it causes us to lose power. BOO! I've got my fingers crossed.

I got up and showered, got dressed and was planning on going into work. But..then I got a text from my boss who said she tried to make it Uptown and turned around.

Brad went ahead and braved it in the JEEP but plans on staying only a few hours then coming home and working from home.

So, while he was driving Uptown Buddy and I went out to play in the snow.

Here's what it looked like early this morning.

Budster loves him some snow. He runs, digs, runs some more and repeats.

He doesn't get off the leash much when it's not a fenced in area but today was a treat. He played with a neighbor's bulldog.

They had a blast! I'm sure we'll go back outside in a few hours for some more fun.

I have a few conference calls for work and other than that I'm cleaning and cooking. Looks like the roads will be even worse tomorrow so I'm not sure what will happen with work then either. Much different from my days in TV news where you went to work no matter what because you covered the storm. I used to have the station come pick me up so I didn't have to risk wrecking my car!

More to come. Tootles!