A BLIZZARD...Not Your Milkshake Variety

This is what we woke to Saturday morning and the garage was the only way out with the doors blocked with snow

Casualty to the weather- the tree and the new fence

So funny- as we opened the garage door Saturday morning, the deer were going by and looked just as amazed as we were.

Getting started on a cold and daunting task 

Making progress with the first pass oh! and a helper of course

Bundled up cuteness filled with excitement- She loves the snow!

That's how I feel about it Molly

Not the delivery we were hoping for

Matt with his pride and nemesis on Sunday afternoon- each time the plow truck goes by, it piles snow at the end of our drive and Matt is constantly having to go out there and keep the end shoveled off

Have mercy!  Apparently, New England is determined to turn this southern family into Northerners.  We have just weathered our first blizzard.  Actually that is an ongoing statement with at least a foot of snow still on the ground as I type 6 days after the snow started and Lily Grace just returning to school after a week home.  
I must say, it was a most unbelievable sight.  (let me just interject here how sick I am at looking at snow)  We managed quite well and Matt, while he has had to plow the drive before, got quite the workout with this one.  It took almost 3 hours to plow through the 24+ inches of snow.  We woke to our doors blocked and in some places, tall drifts had come up to the window seals.  
Lily Grace was beyond excited and couldn't wait to get outside.  With the blistering wind and whipping snow it was short lived as it was just too overwhelming to stay out very long.  She ventured out on numerous trips to help Matt keep up with the drive and make a few snowballs. 
Molly is still a bit confused by the whole scene.  Let me just say, being a dog owner is brutal during a snow storm.  Thank God we have a breezeway, but still it's a chore.  Thank goodness that about 12 inches down we had a sheet of ice from the sleet so Molly could actually stand up to go outside. Matt did his best to clear her some paths but really, all that snow has to go somewhere and there's already mounds everywhere.  
To be honest. this southern family managed quite well.  We were among the first to get our drive cleared as many were still digging out Sunday afternoon and still some yesterday.  
We did have half of a large old tree succumb to the heavy snow and high winds Friday night and fall across the backyard, luckily missing the house.  Looks like the whole tree will have to go and hey- with any luck, so will this snow!!!
Here's wishing us all warmer weather!