holiday living room

In our household, our decorations for the holidays have always been “understated.” For the first time, we have the Christmas tree upstairs, instead of downstairs by the fireplace. So far, we like it very much because we spend most of our time in this room.

two days after the ice storm

The ice is still here exactly as it was on Thursday evening because temps have never risen above freezing.

Finally, the sun is out; however, it is brutally cold (2 degrees with a windchill of -15) Even as I type this, I am hearing the sound of tree branches breaking and falling to the roof and the ground.


ice storm

Christmas vacation began a day early this year. Schools are closed for probably 100 miles in all directions! When we woke up, here is what it looked like around our house.