SLUSH

Sunday the boys played outside all afternoon. They were fascinated by the melting snow, and the puddles and rivers that formed. Along with some help from the neighbor kids, they made a "river" down the hill between the houses. Imagine my surprise to pull out of the driveway this morning to take Will to school to discover we'd been "raqueted!" When I asked Will what was going on with our yard I discovered no, it was not a practical joke, the raquets are lighthouses and water towers along the river. They are now firmly frozen in place this morning, but I'm sure by this afternoon they'll be able to be pulled up. Not sure what the neighbors think of this since the boys are pretty much encrouching on their property.
The kids also made "Arthur":

The neighbors made a tiny sweet snowbaby because they have a sweet bundle due any day now. He's just wittle:

On Saturday the big storm came through and we braved the elements to go to the Go Fish concert that evening at our church. The kids had a great time! When we got home we discovered we'd lost power like most of the area. As soon as we got settled in with some candles and flashlights the power came back on! We continued to have problems with our Mediacom throughout the weekend - losing phone, cable and internet off and on. We thought we might have some overnight guests as both Damon's and my parents did not gain power until Sunday morning, but they braved it out. My mom still doesn't have any hot water, and they are checking out their hot water heater this morning. It's very strange because the pilot is lit, but there's no hot water. Times like this make you realize how much we take for granted and how spoiled we really are. What would happen if we really had to do without our basic "necessities" for any length of time?