Many of you will have heard of the ice storm that blanketed the midwest and central plains with sheets of ice, causing downed trees and power lines and resulting in more than 500,000 people without power in Oklahoma alone. Now, if you've never really been in an ice storm, it's a little hard to imagine - Stacie never really seemed to think it was all that much when I would tell her about it. But I think now, she knows. And in much the same way as I went out to wander in the snowy winter wonderland that would occasionally occur in Provo, UT, she grabbed her camera and documented the storm for our little family.
We were awakened Monday (Dec. 10 - my birthday of all days) at around 4AM by Sammie's complaints. Turns out, she was getting cold cause the power had been knocked out and we have electric heat here. Stacie got her out of her "bed" and pulled her in with us. When I got up two hours later, this is what they looked like:
Outside things had gotten pretty bad. We ended up spending the next few days at Great-Grandma Gardner's house because at least she had a wood burning fireplace to keep us warm. And amazingly, during the whole time we were there, it never got very cold. That fireplace did a wonderful job of heating the front room where we pretty much lived for three days. We were fortunate as we had somewhere to go for warmth and our power in our apartment was on after three days. There are still some people in my group at work that are without power.
To get a feel for the ice storm through Stacie's camera, here's a little slide show for you to enjoy.
Or view the album here:
We were awakened Monday (Dec. 10 - my birthday of all days) at around 4AM by Sammie's complaints. Turns out, she was getting cold cause the power had been knocked out and we have electric heat here. Stacie got her out of her "bed" and pulled her in with us. When I got up two hours later, this is what they looked like:
Outside things had gotten pretty bad. We ended up spending the next few days at Great-Grandma Gardner's house because at least she had a wood burning fireplace to keep us warm. And amazingly, during the whole time we were there, it never got very cold. That fireplace did a wonderful job of heating the front room where we pretty much lived for three days. We were fortunate as we had somewhere to go for warmth and our power in our apartment was on after three days. There are still some people in my group at work that are without power.
To get a feel for the ice storm through Stacie's camera, here's a little slide show for you to enjoy.
Or view the album here:
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