Ice storm 2009

We have been out all week because of the ice and snow here in Kentucky. I was so excited on Monday when school was canceled because I was feeling terrible and really didn't want to take a sick day but didn't want to go to work either. When we woke up, we couldn't figure out why there was no school because there was only a "dusting" of snow. It was ridiculous but I went back to sleep anyway because, like I said, I felt terrible. Monday night is when the ice hit. We woke up Tuesday morning to a thick sheet of ice covering everything and we continued to have freezing rain all day. Harrison did get out and TRY to go sledding but it was difficult. Going down was fine. He absolutely flew down the hill. Coming back up the hill was another story. It was so funny to watch him and his friend Diana. They would get almost up the hill then start sliding back down. They had a blast though. We continued to get freezing rain all day and night Tuesday. Wednesday (today) we finally got some snow. It was huge, wet snowflakes. It only snowed for a couple of hours and now the sun is out. Here are some pictures I took. I took them from inside the house so please excuse the quality. I wasn't going to go out in this mess. I'm scared of falling branches of chunks of ice!!!

Harrison going ice sledding.

The ice on our shrubs.

The front yard. It is shiny from all the ice. It looks like an ice skating rink!!

After the snow, this is the branch that fell. We typically park our car in that spot but Shaun moved it down the street when we knew we were going to get all this ice! Smart move, honey!!

The tree limbs on the power lines that attach to our house. We still have power!!