Snowed In, in 2011!!

We are definitely snowed in here in Georgia!!  The last time I remember everything being shut down like this was in 1993 when we had the "blizzard."  Not sure if this qualifies as a blizzard (or actually if 1993 truly did or not), but when it snows this much in Georgia everything shuts down!  I'm actually glad now that I had Jason buy 2 gallons of milk the other day when he ran to the grocery store.

We're on day 3 of being out of school.  We haven't been out on the roads, but it must be bad because Gwinnett County does NOT close school often!  I remember mama saying when it snowed at Christmas that she talked to Aunt Eva (my great, great aunt who is 100) and she said we'd have snow again because it stayed on the ground for 3 days...I can't imagine what we're going to get next after this one because we still have at least 4 inches on the ground after 3 days!

When the snow first started Sunday night

 Within an hour it was already thick

 This was taken 1 1/2 hours after it started snowing...4 inches!

 Monday morning...6 inches!

 Our poor cat finally found a spot to go potty!  It was quite hilarious to watch him walk in the snow.  Jason was nice enough to make a litter box with some soil we had in the garage so they wouldn't have to leave the garage.

 Ready to play!

Walking in daddy's footprints!

 Snow angels!

 Raleigh loved falling down in the snow...her jeans were wet!!

 Attempt #1 at sledding with a rubbermaid lid...fail

 Attempt #2 in laundry basket...only short distance

 Monday evening there was a layer of ice on top of all the snow and in the trees

 Attempt #3 trying in our yard with the ice cover...not thick enough and this is what happened

 Attempt #4...trash can lid...still didn't work!  Some of us Georgians just don't have the clothing or materials needed for snow!  :)

I have loved this time of having to stay at home!  I'm usually the one in our house that loves to go, but not this time.  Jason says he's getting out of the house today!!