Ice Storm Updates

On top of all the ice and the trees that are down because of the weight of the ice, we have had 35-45 mph winds since about this time last night. If the ice isn't getting the trees, the wind is. We have been fortunate that almost everything in our neighborhood has been ok; however, there are many, many trees down around us. Our power has been flickering off and on since Friday night and has steadily got worse since last night. The longest we've been without power was for about half an hour this afternoon. Our lines are all underground so it's either repairs or more damage somewhere else along the connection. Kurt has been keeping tabs on power outages in the area and says that have made no improvements since 11 am today, and, in fact, the number of outages is worse. Oh, the temperature is actually -1, without the wind chill. We're staying inside as much as possible. With the sun shining today, it did look like crystal on all the trees.

Emma and I are making cookies for Santa, working on a gingerbread house, and various other arts and crafts projects.