Going a little stir-crazy

UGH!! The snow just won't stop! Yesterday (Sunday) we woke up to white-out conditions and blowing snow. Wind gusts were between 35-40 mph! There were over 600 church closings, so we got ready to hunker down at home. My mom and dad called around 10 and asked if we would like to come over. My dad volunteered to come and pick us up in the truck since my subdivision hadn't been plowed. They also picked up our refugee family. We spent the afternoon playing cards, building gingerbread houses and taking naps. I measured the snow again this morning and now we're up to 19 inches, but I think there's more than that. Most of the snow has been swirling around and the snow drifts are 4-5 FEET high! The meteorologists officially put us in a blizzard yesterday afternoon.

We're expecting another snow storm tomorrow night with an additional 4-10 inches. I'm worried that my sister, who lives out of state, and her family won't make it for Christmas. Abby and I are again inside for the day. We may pull on our snow pants, bundle up and venture outside to shovel later this afternoon. It's amazing how stir-crazy you can get when you're snowed in! Look at that cheesy face! She was so excited about building the house that she got a little crazy. Abby wanted to make another house as soon as we were done with this one. Then she wanted to add people and to play with it. Here's the finished house. She loved it!!