The Winter from H-E- Double Hockey Sticks

I woke up this morning to "Maaaaaaaa! The door is leaking!" And sure enough, our one year old, Andersen sliding glass door is leaking, rapidly. In five different spots.




The freezing rain that fell last night left a sheet of ice an inch thick on top of our 15 inches of snow (including on my roof) and now the roof and gutters have iced over and the rain is now rolling in under the soffit and getting in the top seam of the door.

Oh, and there is the beginnings of a swimming pool in my back yard. I fear for my pretty little patio under there...

I am ready to pack up and move to Florida. I am SO done with winter!

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Snow day

This seems to be a recurring theme around here...

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I can't believe there was no damage and no injuries!

Since we were not home on Saturday night, we missed hearing the sound of a giant tree crashing from our yard into our neighbor's yard.

And because it's a rental full of college kids who didn't think to tell us, we had no clue anything had happened until yesterday.

I cannot believe it not only didn't hit one of our houses, but it also didn't hit their porch, backyard swing, gazebo or anything else.

It also slid like a thread through a needle neatly into an opening in the fence between our yards, no fence repair needed.

Yes, this is a branch that snapped off and drilled itself into the ground about 12 inches. Took two people to pull it out.

Today the clean up begins. These images are taken after 3 dump runs.




Thank heavens for husbands and father in laws!

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