Call it what you want but the fact of the matter is that we are experiencing record-breaking snowfall out here in DC! We had quite the storm back in December right before Christmas, but this surpasses that with flying colors! Just when we start to bounce back from one storm another one strikes. This past weekend we got two feet of snow and we were expected to get an additional 10-20 inches between Tuesday and Wednesday. Church and Institute have been canceled for the last two weeks. We were fortunate to have the stake presidency give their permission to have the preisthood administer the sacrament to us in our FHE groups. It was a great experience, I felt like a pioneer back in the day when they met in homes for their meetings. On Friday we closed up our office just after noon and I haven't been back since. Even though the snow has stopped, they have had a difficult time getting all the roads plowed as well as the metro rail system. I have now hit day #6 of being snowed in. I have watched a lot of movies, made some cards and cut out squares of material to make a quilt. We have had neighbors over to play games, drink hot chocolate and eat breakfast. When you start going stir crazy it's nice to have some opportunities for socialization. I have been on few walks here and
there to get out of the house and to visit friends, but I haven't gone too far. The day before the storm was supposed to hit last week Jenny and I stopped by the store to pick up some eggs. That was a big mistake! Apparently people here go a little crazy when they hear a storm is coming. All of the essentials were cleaned right off the shelves and the checkout lines went all the way to the back of the store. It was very interesting to observe the panic of everybody. I was amazed to learn that most people don't keep a lot of food on hand, I guess they are just used to going out for meals, it makes me grateful that I have been taught to keep a food storage on hand and it confirms to me how important it really is. It looks like the city will be up and running again tomorrow (then we will have a 3-day weekend!) I am actually excited to go back to work, I have a longing to be productive again! We are supposed to get more snow next week, but we will cross that bridge when it gets here!!
Call it what you want but the fact of the matter is that we are experiencing record-breaking snowfall out here in DC! We had quite the storm back in December right before Christmas, but this surpasses that with flying colors! Just when we start to bounce back from one storm another one strikes. This past weekend we got two feet of snow and we were expected to get an additional 10-20 inches between Tuesday and Wednesday. Church and Institute have been canceled for the last two weeks. We were fortunate to have the stake presidency give their permission to have the preisthood administer the sacrament to us in our FHE groups. It was a great experience, I felt like a pioneer back in the day when they met in homes for their meetings. On Friday we closed up our office just after noon and I haven't been back since. Even though the snow has stopped, they have had a difficult time getting all the roads plowed as well as the metro rail system. I have now hit day #6 of being snowed in. I have watched a lot of movies, made some cards and cut out squares of material to make a quilt. We have had neighbors over to play games, drink hot chocolate and eat breakfast. When you start going stir crazy it's nice to have some opportunities for socialization. I have been on few walks here and 
there to get out of the house and to visit friends, but I haven't gone too far. The day before the storm was supposed to hit last week Jenny and I stopped by the store to pick up some eggs. That was a big mistake! Apparently people here go a little crazy when they hear a storm is coming. All of the essentials were cleaned right off the shelves and the checkout lines went all the way to the back of the store. It was very interesting to observe the panic of everybody. I was amazed to learn that most people don't keep a lot of food on hand, I guess they are just used to going out for meals, it makes me grateful that I have been taught to keep a food storage on hand and it confirms to me how important it really is. It looks like the city will be up and running again tomorrow (then we will have a 3-day weekend!) I am actually excited to go back to work, I have a longing to be productive again! We are supposed to get more snow next week, but we will cross that bridge when it gets here!!
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