Now THIS is Snow!

On January 12th, we had a huge Nor'easter that resulted in record snowfall in Connecticut.  Although I can certainly remember larger storms growing up in New Hampshire, this is the most snow we can remember as adults.  Although it didn't start snowing until after midnight, by the time we awoke on Wednesday morning, a foot of snow had already accumulated and it was several hours before the snow let up at all.  It took Lee and I more than three hours to shovel our driveway, even with our neighbors' snowblower handling the heavy snow the plow left at the end.  Thankfully, it was a genuine snowday for all of us, as the schools were closed, as well as the Y and my office.

When we woke up on Wednesday morning, the snow was already piled high.  I honestly can't remember ever having this much of the windows blocked by snow.

The view out our front door - relatively early on Wednesday morning, and it is still coming down. 

When we opened the sliders, it was well over a foot deep. 

Lee - getting ready to shovel. 

Elizabeth loved played in the snow, even though she could barely move in it.

Where's my car? 

Oh...there it is.  Notice how the snow is thigh deep on Lee. 

Measuring the snow. 

23 inches and still falling!! 

When Elizabeth decided to go inside, we discovered that her pockets were filled with snow! 

When we finished shoveling, Lee decided to clear off the porch roof, as there is a wintry mix in the long range forecast.

Notice how narrow the streets are - usually, that stop sign is about 4 inches from the road but now, it is several feet from the road.  There is simply no place to put the snow!