Me and My Boys

Rock climbing with cousins for Dallin's birthday

On February 15th, the "snowpocalypse" happened. Snow is super exciting here, especially as my 5-year-old has never seen it. The city shuts down if there is ice or snow, so Matt got a reprieve from work and the boys from school. They enjoyed sledding and playing in the snow with their dad. (I was cuddled up inside by the fire reading a book.) 

It was all fun and games until our power went out on Monday. As the temperature in the house continued to drop and word of power not being restored for a few days, things turned serious real fast. The boys all slept by the fire bundled up in sleeping bags and blankets. Matt and I opted for our bed with lots of blankets. It was pretty miserable--my nose was constantly frozen over the course of those days. I voluntarily wore my mask (which I hate) in order to keep my nose warm. We had a generator to power a heat lamp for the chickens. We discovered our neighbors had 3 space heaters but no way to power them, so we traded one space heater for use of our generator. It was a good trade. The space heater helped a ton. 

I was grateful I had done my weekly shopping on Saturday, so we were well-stocked for food. I know that was a big problem with some of my other friends and neighbors. Grocery stores were either closed or crazy busy with huge lines out front.

We spent a lot of family time together playing games as that was our only option! We taught the boys Canasta, which they loved. Fortunately the power came on sooner than predicted--the power companies did rolling blackouts so we would have power for a few hours to warm up the house some, then be without power for a few hours. It was a memorable week for sure!