day 2!

So, big day snow wise! Last night there was a good bit of rain before we got back below freezing, which melted alot of the snow from yesterday and gave us some yucky ice. We could actually see the grass last night, so we started pretty much back at the beginning, accumulation wise. As you may recall, there are sidewalks, driveways, and a road under there somewhere...

Later on, I'm going to be putting up my 37 week pic. I keep telling this baby that she should not be born right now.... :) But, she is officially full term, and I have 21 days 'til my due date!

7:30am

The kids were, in fact, given a snow day, so they are home with me. Here they all are, eating the muffins (cinnamon walnut streusel, yum!) Shiloh and I made yesterday for breakfast and watching the snow out the back door.

8:30am....pretty big difference for 1 hour.....

3:30pm....sorry about the break in posts...we had lunch, nap, etc. Anyway, it's been coming down hard and sideways. The accumulation in the backyard is hard to see b/c the wind is blowing so hard that it keeps picking up whats fallen and moving it around, it's like a "snow bowl" back there, crazy. It's also bitterly cold, the temp is 28, but the wind chill is 15.


7:00pm.....It is really coming down. With Tyrone home for less then an hour, the truck is already completely covered in snow, and our wind chill is around 10 right now. I'm not sure, but I don't think the boys will have school tomorrow, either.

and the snow storm comes to ny

That big storm has reached us! It's snowing like crazy, and the wind is blowing so hard that occasionally I cannot see out of our window at all. When I open a door, the snow blows in. A lot of the schools were delayed or canceled, but not ours. So, the boys are at school. I'm anticipating school being closed tomorrow, however. We are supposed to get up to 4 inches today, 4 tonight, and up to 8 inches tomorrow. Sounds like a day for Christmas decorating and hot chocolate!

My Mom (HI MOM!) has requested a series of pics taken throughout the day, like I did last year when we had a big storm, so I will do my best to oblige! Also, Kaleb's concert was last night, and I wanted to get that post up first, but Blogger seems to be having issues processing my video, so look for that possibly tomorrow. Kaleb is very proud and wants everyone to see it! The only other thing is that Blogger is doing that weird thing where it underlines everything as I write, no matter what I do. I'm not sure if it will show up that way when I publish, but if it does, it's not my fault!

Check back for more throughout the day if you're interested in our storm!

Ok, this was at about 8am, out front

8am, out back

10am

Here's the 10am update. It's been snowing more, and the wind is MOVING! It is literally shaking the windows and howling. Our power has blinked a few times, but that's it so far, and I really hope it stays on. You can actually see the effects of the wind in these pics.....Check out all of the seed pods that have been blown out of our tree in the front yard. The plows have come through again, which you can see, and the snow is higher on our fence, and all of the footprints out front have been filled in.

So, we just went over the freezing mark (we're at 34 degrees), and it looks like that's all the snow until this evening, when it will pick up 3 fold! Unless something dramatic happens, I think I'll just start another post like this one in the morning. The storm is definitely still here, but for now we're going to have ice and lots of wind, which isn't as pretty as the snow :) Check back tomorrow!

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hospital with gabe

Poor Gabe has bronchitis, and with his asthma, you know that didn't turn out well! He was wheezing (according to him, he had weasels in his mouth, lol) so we left church early and came home to do some treatments, but they weren't cutting it. Even after several round of Albuterol at home, we headed in to the ER and he was satting around 93-94%, so not horrible, but certainly not ideal, especially after everything we had already done.

His X-rays came back clear, and we have antibiotics for his bronchitis, and Xopenex for his nebulizer. He spiked a fever AFTER we were home, of course. But, he has all of his drugs on board and is fast asleep, at least for now. Hopefully he will have a quick recovery! In true Gabe style, you can see that he has a smile on his face even with the nebulizer :)

some pictures

Kaleb, curled up with a chapter book that he got from the library yesterday. This soooo warms my heart. I even had to make him put it down this morning so that he could get ready for school, which made me smile. If you knew me when I was a kid, this happened to me often....I just wanted to get lost in a book!

This "gangsta" pose was TOTALLY unscripted by me. Gabe and I were playing with the camera and he was doing all kinds of crazy stuff and telling me to take his picture. Shiloh ran over and jumped in, it was hilarious. Tyrone and I were cracking up. At least Gabe's gang signs are "I love you"s!

Thrilled to be cuddled up with Daddy after a long day.

36 weeks

Well, time marches on! I have 4 weeks (28 days!!) 'til this little girl's due date! Time for me to pack my hospital bag and put finishing touches on a few last things, b/c it won't be long now!

Other then that, I am just trying to focus on enjoying the kicks and rolls and hiccups, since I will never have a time like this again with one of my babies! The kids are getting excited about their new sister, and Kaleb got REALLY excited this morning when we sat down and figured out that when he is old enough to get his driver's license, his littlest sister will be the age he is now. Scary!

much later than last year!