Icy Peanuts

Well, we did not get our snow but we got some ice.  Needless to say we are all a little disappointed.  Some people that live in our area have never seen snow if you can believe that?! I lived here for 10 years before and never saw a flurry.   However since we moved back from VA..we have seen snow twice (here and here) which is so bizarre.

A few people were surprised that our schools would close for a mere 2 inches of snow.  I get that. I grew up in Pennsylvania and would have thought that was ridiculous too.  But you see snow is extremely rare in Houston.  We do not have salt trucks or sand or snow plows.  And people have NO clue how to drive on ice or snow here.  No one has snow tires. This is what I found on Wikipedia...

Snow and ice

December 24th Snowstorm, shown on satellite.

Snow is extremely unusual in Houston. Light snow has fallen approximately 35 times since 1895,^[17] more recently on December 4, 2009 and February 23, 2010.^[18]Freezing rain, also known as ice storms, are slightly less rare. The most recent ice storms occurred in 1997 and 2007. These storms can be very disruptive since road crews are not equipped to handle such rare events (and motorists are entirely unfamiliar with ice). When ice occurs, road and schools are usually closed.

And this is what the roads are like today.  All the little red triangles are "Incidents" (accidents). YIKES!



Dave says at the peak of rush hour there are usually only  3-4 of these...so clearly the roads are bad this morning.  Okay, have I thoroughly bored you now???

I also learned that the average daily high daily Janaury temp is 63 degrees just to give you some perspective.

The kids are enjoying the day off anyway (and so am I).  We all slept in a bit and Dave is working from home this morning.  The peanuts are out exploring the "ice." And I am sure they will want hot cocoa when they come in;)

 Here are a few icy snapshots...

A little frozen spider web.

My boys were so sweet helping Kate down the steps since there was ice on them!

They were fascinated with the thin layer of ice on my car.  It is the little things:)
We don't own much winter gear...not that the boys would wear the winter coats hanging in the closets anyway:)  I had to force them to put sweatshirts on.

Kate and Harry exploring the frozen roses. Have you ever seen an icy palm tree (in the background)?
Yup, we have palm trees on our street.