I always forget how hectic the first few weeks of December can get. In addition to preparations for Christmas, there are end of semester work obligations, school projects to be completed, the Dallas marathon, John's full sports schedule, and other fun, yet time-consuming, activities that fill our family's calendar.
And then an ice storm hits and life just gets put on hold for a few days.
Dallas experienced a major ice storm during the first full week in December. The storm ended up being much worse than forecasters anticipated and it fully shut down our city for almost five days. The kids were out of school the first Friday and the following Monday, the Dallas Marathon was cancelled, and conditions were bad enough that it was hard to leave the house, and when we did I couldn't drive any faster than between 5 and 15 miles per hour. Our local church even cancelled Sunday School on Sunday (the third day after the storm hit), and when they cancel church activities here in Dallas you know the storm must have been bad!
Amelia removed this icicle from our outdoor trash can.
Ice accumulated on the leaves of a tree. The heavy weight of the ice-covered leaves surprised me. We were very, very lucky that we didn't lose power in this storm.
The kids found huge chunks of ice like this all over the backyard.
All of John's basketball games from the first weekend in December were rescheduled, so the next weekend was packed with two or three games each day. One of the moms of a boy on John's team took this video. John gets the rebound and then takes the ball down the left side of the court and makes a basket.
Last Monday was the annual ballet observation day at Amelia's ballet school. I love seeing Amelia dance, partly because it brings back many memories from my childhood dancing days.
Last Monday may have been my last chance though, as Amelia has decided to take a break from ballet for the rest of the academic year. Sniff. I hope she changes her mind and returns to class next fall.
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