another icy day

Today was a better day on the major roads. Ours seems to remain a sheet of ice. I was able to get a few shots to share. I have perfected the slide into my driveway, which included sliding past the driveway 1/2 turned then backing up and spinning up the hill. It works...

Neighbor A and I enjoyed a performance from our 4 children tonight complete with musical numbers, dance numbers and news broadcasts. Thanks to Grandma for the microphone.

ICE!

What a slippery day! Yesterday afternoon the snow started falling, after about 1.5 inches fell it turned to rain but the temps stayed right around freezing. The result...about 0.5-1 inch of ice on all surfaces covered by water = super slippery. I actually was able to push my trash cans out the garage door and watch it sail down the driveway. Even with all this ice, Juneau schools went on as scheduled, so I buckled the kids in and slipped my way down the driveway and onto the street, informing the kids that mommy was sure we were going to get in accident. Luckily we did not. I then decided to put on my ice cleats and take D dog for a walk. This was quite entertaining! She was slipping and sliding everywhere, almost fell into a ditch full of water at one point. I even got to watch my neighbor do a 180 as he backed out of our driveway. Craziness. I think we all had some fun sliding around but mommy is ready to be able to step out of the car without the fear of landing on my butt! I still can't believe that life in Juneau continued without even a delay. Hoping for some warmer temps to melt the ice tomorrow.