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January 20th, 2012 at 12:17 am

At least the snow has stopped falling. That doesn't do anything to get rid of the heaps of snow already on the ground but at least it isn't being added to. Today is another snow day from school, the third one this week, and of course, the fourth day off from school since Monday was a holiday. The kids are bouncing off the walls. They did make snow ice cream, but that took all of five minutes.

In case anyone wants to know how to make snow ice cream, take eight cups of clean snow, and mix it with one can of sweetened condensed milk and some pure vanilla extract. The recipe called for a tbsp, but that was too much. I think a teaspoon or even 1/2 a teaspoon would suffice. Tastes a bit like and has the consistency of the ice milk they used to have when I was kid.

I do want to try to get to the store today. We are almost out of bread and milk. I suppose I could make bread if I had to, but I'm really not up for it. Mostly, I'd just like to see a new set of human beings. They've plowed the roads, so it's just a question of driving very carefully on the ice that's left.

Weather enforced frugality is not nearly as much fun as frugality by choice, I'm noticing. We haven't had mail delivery for a few days either so no enticing seed catalogues to look through while I dream of spring. Oh, well, we have power and plenty to read or watch as long as Netflix streaming doesn't go down.

I imagine there is going to be massive flooding again this year when the rain comes and this stuff begins to melt off. At least we are uphill from any bodies of water near us, though I imagine the basement pump is going to be running non-stop anyway.

Posted in Emergency Living and Preperations, When Life Happens | 3 Comments »

3 Responses to “Cabin Fever”

  1. creditcardfree Says:
    January 20th, 2012 at 12:45 am 1327020328
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    I suppose your area won't get a slow melt to avoid flooding. That's what we wish for in the midwest! I hope your trip out will be safe.

  2. baselle Says:
    January 20th, 2012 at 01:09 am 1327021757
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    Hang on! Warmth is coming.

  3. PNW Mom Says:
    January 20th, 2012 at 11:13 pm 1327101186
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    You guys got hit hard....here in Portland we got a huge dump of snow (but no ice thankgoodness)! and then it melted within hours.....now the rain is here and there is some flooding going on.....crazy weather!

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