A giant ice storm rolled through Houston. We were pretty excited. This is as close as we get to snow around here. The whole city was talking about it, and all the reports on tv, radio, and internet were telling us to stay indoors and to not drive on the roads. It was a pretty big deal for this warm-weathered city. The schools were all very concerned and sent emails out like crazy, reminding us that it was going to get "really cold" the next few days and to make sure we layered up our clothes and wore warm coats. The best part was school got canceled, and a thick layer of ice sealed Had's car shut, so he didn't have to go to work either. PLAY DAY!!!!
We laughed and laughed at all the warnings. A little ice on the roads? Big deal. They obviously have never been to Rexburg, where it snows and gets packed down and turns to ice for the rest of the 6 month winter. Well here, the ice was basically all melted by about 9:00 a.m., which made it even funnier. It reminded us of the good old days, when we would get out of school for it being below -20* and then having it warm up for the rest of the day and it seemed like we would just get a day off. Or when they would predict a huge snow storm, call off school because of the prediction, and then nothing would ever happen. Snow days were the best!
And now that we live in Texas, I thought my kids would never understand what it was like to pray for a huge snowstorm to come on the day of a big test. Or to get an extra long Christmas vacation because of temperatures below -20*. I thought they would never get the excitement of listening to the radio, waiting for your school to be announced that it was closed due to bad weather. Turns out we just need to pray for ice!!!
Here's our tree in the front yard. It's kinda weird to see a tree with green leaves on it being weighed down by icicles!
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