Once Upon a Blizzard

I've enjoyed reading the several posts today about our record breaking blizzard we had all weekend. I was so glad we had gone to Sam's Club a couple days before and bought everything under the sun in bulk. We were stocked up pretty good as far as food and supplies. On Friday, I was at home anyway working, so as normal, I didn't leave the house. It took Frank about 1 1/2 hours to get home from work (from North Canton) on Friday, so once he was in, we shut ourselves away. We also received a much appreciated phone call Saturday morning at 6:30 a.m. that Frank did not have to go in to work that day. We enjoyed a couple of movies, did some much needed cleaning and organizing on Saturday and basically sat around and played with Jacob. All I kept reading on Facebook and Blogger is how Catalyst was going to be open on Sunday and how "real men come to church in the snow". Much to our surprise, our gracious pastor decided to cancel once a travel ban was issued in Summit County. on Saturday afternoon, Frank decided to tackle the shoveling, all on his own, of course, and made it about 90 minutes before needing a break. Just in time, two high school kids came to our door with a snow blower. So we shoved out the cash, made them some hot chocolate, and watched them work on our driveway and sidewalks for about 30 minutes. I have to say, they did a pretty good job, and it was well worth the money spent :-) By Sunday, we were very excited to do something, so we hung out at my parents in the evening, had pizza and played games. I have to say, even though it put a wrench in our plans this weekend, I am very thankful for being "stuck" inside and forced to have a relaxing couple of days. It was much needed, and now I am not feeling so tired on this Monday.