I've Got My Love to Keep Me Warm!

The morning after the Chicago blizzard, we opened our window shades to this view. Luckily we found that we had one window that was clear. Only to see that it was still storming... Throughout the blizzard we lost our t.v., phones and internet, but luckily although our lights flickered the power stayed on.

This is our backyard with a five foot wood privacy fence.
How deep could it get?

Finally the snow stopped.
When we tryed to get out to assess the damage, we realized that all our doors were stuck shut from large snow drifts. It took time and patience, but we were able to get our back door open. My youngest son toughed the trek to the garage for the shovels and shoveled his way back.

Orion, always the helper, ran out to help.

Where's your coat Orion???

My youngest son also tackled the climb up the mountain (front steps) to clear off the front door.

He rewarded himself with a dramatic jump!

Here is our side entrance still snowed in...

And when we opened our garage door, we were greeted by another wall of snow.

Here's Orion properly bundled up in his new winter coat.

Doesn't he look dashing?

I couldn't sleep at all the night of the storm between the thunder, the windows rattling, and all the funny sounds a house makes in gale force winds.

So instead I listened to news radio and stories of people trapped in their cars for hours and hours on end. (How blessed I was to be in my warm bed!) And I thought about a new wool project that I wanted to start on right away. I sketched it out in my head. And after all the shoveling and picture taking was done, I selected my wool colors. Hopefully I'll finish it and share it this weekend.

Thank you to all my wonderful TDIPT customers for your tremendous response.

I hope to deliver your packages to the post office on Saturday morning.

Can I fill those packages up with a little snow too?

"The snow is snowing,

the wind is blowing,

But I can weather the storm.

What do I care how much it may storm?

I've got my love to keep me warm."

~Irving Berlin

Blessings, Patti