"That's a LOT of snow!"

Every time we have opened the front door, or left the house for the past week, Ryan has said this. "Mommy, that's a LOT of SNOW!" Since last Thursday night, we have left the house by car exactly once - On Tuesday we were all able to get out and escape to work and daycare for a few hours, in between storms. But by Tuesday night, we were housebound again. We were hit by 2 different storms over the past week, totalling well over 3 feet of snow here in the city. Yesterday we experienced true blizzard conditions, with high gusts of wind and extreme snow accumulation. Baltimore City declared themselves in a Phase III emergency plan, which meant that cars were not allowed on the roads unless they were city approved or emergency responders - police, fire, etc. That ban was lifted today, but the snow is not going anywhere anytime soon! We have left the house on foot a few times, to take walks around the block, have happy hour with neighbors, and shovel. Well, ok, TIM has left the house to shovel while I held down the fort inside. To say we have cabin fever is an understatement!! Thank goodness we have wonderful neighbors, because we have spent a lot of time with them over the last week, and shared things like rides to work (on the one day we all escaped), shovels, snacks and adult beverages. I am hoping that daycare is open tomorrow, so we can all get back to our normal routine, because the thoought of us all spending another day trapped inside...well, it won't be pretty! Speaking of pretty, last night after the snow finally stopped falling, Tim took some great pictures....