Ice Storm 2013
This past Saturday (that's right, the Saturday before Christmas), there was an incredible ice storm. It was so intense that everything had thick layers of crystal like water frozen to it. While amazingly beautiful in the sunshine, it was very slippery and took out many trees and power.
So we went about our crazy Christmas hustle and bustle, a little slower due to ice, but still, business as usual.
We added some decoration to our home-made stockings (the kids are getting into it this year), ate some of our ginger bread house, watched Christmas specials and listened to Christmas music. Of course there was The Night Before Christmas, and the story of Jesus birth told.
We were fortunate that our current home did not loose power like so many others, however the new house is still without power. (It is Christmas day, now Wednesday).
So, with plumbing and drywall and other such things to worry about, we have monitored the temperature in the house. Today it got to 36 Celsius.
We were not really sure what our solution was to warm it up on Christmas day.
However, after a planned stop in at the neighbours to drop off gifts and have a Christmas drink, we soon found that they had a generator that they were willing to lend us for an hour or so to warm it up a few degrees.
We managed to get it up to around 43 Celsius. So it should be good over night.
We have such great neighbours!
Brian also got the van stuck in the process and they got him out with their tractor.
Christmas dinner was amazing! We got home to a perfectly cooked turkey and stuffing. I made up some mashed potatoes and steamed green beans, and added some fresh bread!
Easton thought it was funny to pick up the remainder of the loaf and just bite into it. Cute at 3 years old.
Hadley got her Barbie Wii game, as well as the Mario and Sonic Sochi Winter games Wii game, and Easton a super hero cape with the letter E on it. Amongst other fun toys like the plasma car, crokinole and much more.
Clean up may take a few days.
This is my favorite mess of the year!