We don’t deal with snow well in the South.  Actually we don’t deal with it at all.  Snow in the South is different than it is in the North.  Maybe it’s wetter and heavier?  I really don’t know.  What I do know is how this family is making out today.

Day 7 of no school.  They went to school a week ago Monday and then were out for the rest of the week due to weather.  They went to school this Monday and now have been out 3 days due to the weather.  There is no way they are going to school tomorrow.  I’m just hopeful they go Monday!

So let me tell you about the last 16 hours or so.  Watching the 10:00pm and 11:00pm news, we were estimated to get anywhere from 3″ – 10″ inches of snow over night.  Around 1:30am today, I awoke to the power flickering.  Jason’s iPhone lit up, our projection clock turned off as did the night-light in the bathroom.   All to come right back on.  This happened several times over the next 15 minutes or so.  About 1:50am the power went off and I held my breath for it to return.  At 1:58am, I put the call into Duke Energy that we had no power!  So here we are, 12+ hours later on a cold and snowy day with no power.  The kids can hardly deal with no electronics.

We started the morning or daylight hours trying to figure out the coffee situation.  I even went to Target yesterday to stock up on K-Cups for the Keurig.  I was not going to run out.  Now facing the dilemma of no power, my mountain man husband was up for the challenge.  He got out his “camping” coffee pot and filled it with snow!  Yes, snow for the liquid, because we are on a well and with no power that equals no water!

So he puts the mountain coffee on the grill.  The coffee was hot and full of cream and sugar to take away the absolutely horrendous taste.  Thank the good Lord my nearly 9-month pregnant neighbor came to my rescue with a tray of Starbucks!  I will love her and her hubby forever!  2 Hot Chocolates, a Mocha and a White Chocolate Mocha made this Momma smile!

Our Mountain breakfast consisted of scrambled eggs and bacon made on the grill and they were pretty darn good.  We even decided today everything we said as a family we would put the word “mountain” in front of it!  Made it for a fun game.  They said this was probably the closest they could ever get me to camping and I agreed.

My phone was down in the red, only about 5% of the battery left.  I decided I should charge it in the Audi Jason was driving.  I ended up sitting in that car, charging my phone, sipping my hot Starbucks with the heated seats on for nearly an hour!  It was glorious!  I made several phone calls for work, answered emails and was not disturbed one time.  The kids thought it was awesome too, because they were home alone or at least in the house alone.

We had a great lunch of hamburgers on the grill including grilled potatoes.  Jason Gray can cook and the good Lord will always provide.  I even saw a comment on Facebook from someone I don’t know and it said something like this:  This is the time the Lord has given you.  Use it wisely.  Those are great words of advice.  In the grand scheme of things, 24 hours at home with your family should be a blessing.  Enjoy it and make the best of the time together.

We even brought jump box inside to change the phones to avoid sitting in the cars.  My hubs in one of the most resourceful people I know.  I guess I can get through this storm by his side.  I’m also the 2-time Monopoly Empire Champ and now no one wants to play with me!

Stay tuned and I’ll continue to share our Southern Snow shenanigans with you.  I even cancelled our Washington DC spring break trip a couple of days ago in favor of a Disney World trip to escape this awful, cold weather.