We have had our fair share of snowstorms and canceled school days since living in Colorado Springs. But, it is rare to get a snowstorm so big that everything in the city shuts down. Today's storm is a storm to rule them all. With winds that could approach close to 70mph and snow that just keeps on coming...most everything along the front range in Colorado from here to Denver has been shut down. Airports, school districts, shopping, freeways...most didn't even open up today and some closed down as the weather got worse. The kids were so shocked to see how bad it was outside when we opened our front door. Everyone braved the outside for just a few minutes to grab a few fun shots before rushing back inside. The wind was so strong that a ton of snow flew into the house and the ice had stacked up against the rubber stoppers around the doorframe so we couldn't shut the door all the way. It took some scrapping but we finally got the door to shut all the way.
Mike had to head down to Ft. Carson to see morning clinic and waited for the hospital administrators to tell everyone to go home. The hospital at Ft. Carson has NEVER been good about shutting down in these types of situations. Good thing Mike left when he did because waiting too much longer would've put him in a real bind to get home. He stopped at Costco on the way home and bought the very last generator. That was something we had been meaning to do for quite some time. It was the floor model so we got a nice discount. As he wound his way closer to home the visibility basically became nonexistent. He drove pretty much blind the last 2 miles home. It's been a crazy day but we are just super grateful to be inside a nice warm home, eating fresh banana bread and watching our favorite shows!
Mike had to head down to Ft. Carson to see morning clinic and waited for the hospital administrators to tell everyone to go home. The hospital at Ft. Carson has NEVER been good about shutting down in these types of situations. Good thing Mike left when he did because waiting too much longer would've put him in a real bind to get home. He stopped at Costco on the way home and bought the very last generator. That was something we had been meaning to do for quite some time. It was the floor model so we got a nice discount. As he wound his way closer to home the visibility basically became nonexistent. He drove pretty much blind the last 2 miles home. It's been a crazy day but we are just super grateful to be inside a nice warm home, eating fresh banana bread and watching our favorite shows!
