Ice Ice Baby

We are under inches and inches of ice! Right now we are undergoing Round #3 of freezing rain. 75,000 residents of Springfield do not have power and nearly 200,000 in the outlying towns are also without electricity! We are some of the fortunate ones who have kept our power so far. I'm a little nervous that we will lose it some time this evening - we are getting the worst round of freezing rain right now.


If you stand outside - you can hear a tree branch break off or a power line explode every 30 seconds. The news is predicting that it is going to take several days after the rain stops to restore power to everyone! Could be a cold week! Some trees just are not cut out to carry extra weight - they have split down the middle and look like someone stepped on them. Our only loss so far has been cable television...not so bad a loss considering!


Another special development is that Tinsley (our smaller dog) has decided that she is too delicate to go outside into the freezing rain to relieve herself. She instead has reverted to relieving herself in the back bedrooms! She is now under house arrest attached to a leash at my side!