Another ice day

Not so far away in this state they are dealing with this.  Some people have been stuck in their cars since Sunday and the National Guard are out looking for stranded people.

Yikes! 

 We did get 2 days off of school/work (which will have to made up - yuck) but inside we did not stay today.

We went to Bona Dea and walked for awhile.  A man and his dog left just as we were getting there and as we were leaving a girl came to jog.  

It was pretty chilly and kind of slippery.  At least we didn't have branches fall on our heads.

Sahara tried to glide along the pathway.

We also went to Dardanelle State Park.  The road to get there was pretty slushy but the road to the Marina was solid ice.  We drove on it anyway.  YOLO!

Some districts have already lost Spring Break due to too many days off for ice/snow :{ I hope we get ours!

Titan = ice ice baby

Didn't really see this one coming. At least not bad enough to close schools again.  We got about an inch of ice and then a slight dusting of snow before morning.  

Jared's Titan in Storm Titan.

The streets are covered in a layer of ice.

Too bad he didn't slip on his butt!

Sahara's car is frozen stuck to the ground.

2 inch long icicles on every slat of the siding.  Never seen that before.

Look how everything has a layer of ice on it.  Even the walls of the house.

These 2 bushes are usually standing upright and are as tall as the peak.

It's noon now and snowing again.  With a high of 21, I don't think we will thaw out for school tomorrow.

Hmmmmm....

Around a year and a half ago I posted photos of deer leg bones in our tree.  I didn't know how that was possible.  Maybe someone played a joke on us???

  

Saw this sign today (on the internet) 

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??!!Really!!??

I know it's not a leopard, but we do have bob-cats and cougars.  Some people claim mountain lions too.  I have seen a bob-cat 'interacting' with our Chloe in the street.  We have heard strange howls and yowls before.  That would have been so cool to see it in the tree eating that deer leg!!

Ice storm clean-up

4 of the branches were too heavy to drag. I had to tie them 2 at a time to the truck. 

Today is our last warm and dry day so it was now or wait till Spring. 

Burn pile is getting large but no burning now. Were in a burn ban. Lots of acreage lost over the last week due to fires. 

Last dance

The Jr. High gets 2 dances a year.  At the beginning of the school year I think after one of the football games called 5th Quarter and in February.  This is Canyon's last Jr. High dance.  I made him take a nap after school.  Is that weird? He will always be my baby I guess.

The theme was 'Just Dance'...the video game???  So he just wore a button up shirt and jeans.  It's always casual wear anyway.

Sahara and Jared took him and the only pictures I got back from them this time were of the back of Canyon's head.

He had a bunch of fun and girls and boys both danced with him.  Sahara said he disappeared on her and she found him with a Dr. Pepper.  They get a drink and popcorn voucher but he didn't have his voucher, she did.  But the people running the snacks gave him his anyway. 

She said he was more independent this time and got his own drink and popcorn and didn't even want help opening the can.  I told her if there was a next time, maybe he could just go himself! (not really)

No contests to win this time around.

Next dance will be at the high school next year.  Look out girls!!

Under the boardwalk

Ok, so we don't have a boardwalk, but we have a bridge. 

Finally it was a warm day.  We reached the mid 50's and headed to the Arkansas River to walk along the beach and check out the water.

There were only 2 other families around so the place was mostly ours.

After rock climbing and walking along the beach we turned around to head back to the playground.  We crossed an open field with dead brush.

This is what Canyon looked like coming out the other side of the field.

Luckily Sahara spotted these and carried Malaki through them, he only had 1 or 2 on him.

We have too much chocolate!!

...is there such a thing??

Look at all this loot!

Jared brought us a box of cookies. 

Canyon came home from school with a monster box stuffed with goodies. 

Sahara made her own Valentine for Jared and of course gave him the rest of the big mixed bag of treats too. 

Jared got Sahara chocolate roses, candy and a balloon. 

All the heart boxes. 

Then it was dinner time. Sahara went to Papa Murphy's for a heart shaped pizza and a s'more pizza. 

Mila and I went out for margaritas!!!

Happy Valentine's Day!!