Ladybird made her bed in the kitchen floor when Paul was making breakfast. And Queen completely took over the couch after they played in the snow! Monica, it was exactly release of the hounds today. The only one it doesn't bother is Queen, the rest of them can't handle the wind. And in the 3rd picture, who can find the bloodhound first!
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David and Julie, Keep us posted on your situation!
~Rita~

So glad to hear that everyone is safe and has power :)  The pics are beautiful!!  My first thought when I saw the furry ones was "RELEASE THE HOUNDS!!!"  Looks like they were having as much fun as a human could have lol.  Just don't take them sledding Addy :{  I must say that when you live out of the way from town it is a good thing to have a tractor, looks like Blain was enjoying himself.  And yes I would also like to see Teresa plowing the hill heehee!!  I now have a hankering for some potato soup and cornbread so I think I shall make some in the next day or so.  Instead of cupcakes I think I'll make peanut butter cookies with the hershey kisses in the center.  If any of you have trick-or-treaters tomorrow I will give them kudos for determination!!  They may have to go by horse and carriage though!!  Love to all, look forward to more pics

Hello from danese. Matthew couldn't get to work either so we are having soup and playing dominoes. Thankful the poweris still on. Love to all and ill post some pictures soon.

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Hey Everybody!

I hope you're all staying warm! This is so depressing for me. Friday evening Paul and I left for South Carolina to visit his aunt and uncle, and Saturday morning I was walking on the beach. It was raining because of the storm, but it was still the beach! And I've decided I will take a stormy beach over feet of snow any day. I haven't seen sunshine since Sunday afternoon after we got to Charlotte.

The good thing about living here is that we get SNOW DAYS!!! I made a pot of potato soup last night with cornbread, and when I got on Facebook it seeemd like last night was universal potato soup day!

We still have power but there are several around us that don't. I heard a truck going by the house this morning so I opened the door to see who it was, AEP, and they went right in the ditch in front of the house! They just got out and the poor guys dug snow forever! I felt so bad for them so I took them some hot cocoa and they were very appreciative! I'll be checking in later. I think I'll make some resh rolls today, and maybe some cupcakes.

You're all in my prayers. Love you!

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I don't know why he thinks he needs to plow...Steve, how about some
pics of Teresa plowing the hill? Trish, how are things at Dawson? Do
you have power? How are things in Morgantown?

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You'll have to Google it "Old Timer Snow Creme"

Do any of you, out there in blogland, know how to MAKE that snow cream like Mommy use to make?  Come to think of it...could be a spell before we get out to Walmart!

 
~Rita~

Oh Rita!  Think of all the snow creme you can make! Yum Yum!  Look at it this way, you don't have to worry about any Trick or Treaters coming your way!  More candy for you!

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Just wanted to check in from Backus Mtn. Blain couldn't get out this
morning. Road is full. I have no idea how much snow we got...we are
getting some fierce wind up here. We are above the 3000 ft range. I
heard on the news that the Raleigh Co Airport was reporting 13 inches.
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Yesterday when I got up at 3 it was snowing pretty hard but with the wind it wasn't sticking to anything.  It has spit precipitation all night with high winds, had ice bubbles on my windshield this morning.  There were several wrecks on interstate around here involving tracker trailers.  I thought I was going to get blown to my door this morning!!  We had the tv on in our break room all night last night so we were able to keep up with all the weather reports, videos and pics.  I've been keeping my eye on you guys in WV :)  I'm seriously thinking about forgoing the trick-or-treat trail tomorrow evening as I just saw the temps aren't getting out of the 50's and probably still on the windy side.  Oh well, Mar will have a new red dress with black dots..................she can be a ladybug every day!!!  Yea!!!!  Love to all, keep warm  nite nite

David and Blain, I'll be keeping you guys in my prayers.  xoxo

Hey everyone, just wanted to give you a doctor's report. Have been having shortness of breath so I went to the doctor and she ordered a nuclear stress test that revealed abnormalities of the heart, maybe blockage like Jay had. They will go in tomorrow and look around then determine how bad it is and whether they can treat it with meds or if they need to put in a splint. Did not expect this but that is what they say at this point. Will know more after the procedure tomorrow and will keep everyone posted. Just say a prayer for me. David

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Hey Ya'll This is a whopper of a storm by the reports I'm watchin' from the Weather Channel. We have about 3 - 4 inches already. It is just snowing normally right now, but the Weather Center in Charleston has said that by 5 this evening, we should expect blizzard conditions. I have ran up water (like mother, like daughter) in the wringer washer downstairs and I'm filling clean containers and putting them in the frig downstairs. Yes, we have a generator but I don't know how to hook it up. (I'm going to work on that). That is just in case Blain doesn't make it home. A couple of years ago, he was stranded out for about 3 days. I didn't really care for that!! It would be nice to hear how the weather is at your place...maybe even a few pics. Timmy and Cindy, you can post some pics from the Blue Ridge Mtns. I imagine you will get dumped on, as well. I see that the Weather Channel has someone stationed at Snowshoe. I am anxiously awaiting her reports. On another note, Blain is scheduled for a Spinal Fusion on Dec 4th and 6th. It is possibly, going to be a 2-part surgery. As some of you know, his legs have been atrophying (losing muscle) for about 10 years and the professionals have always blamed it on the chemo and/or the radiation. Recently, his physical therapist referred him to an Orthopedic Spine Surgeon who took a look at an old MRI from 2007 and saw that a bulging disc was pinching off his spinal cord. He believes it is very possible that his problem is coming from this. He did tell us that it would be like lifting a car off of someone...he may not be able to repair the damage already done but that it would prevent further damage. He said he was going to go in and lift the car up! He will have his surgery at Raleigh General Hosp. in Beckley! Pray that this surgery will be successful and that no permanent damage is done. Quite frankly, I am shocked that no Dr. has noticed the spinal cord when they have reviewed his MRI, until now. He has been to UVA and the Cleveland Clinic. His surgeon ordered a new MRI and reviewed it with us. His diagnosis is still the same.

Hey everyone. I finally have time yo post as I am sitting in a boring meeting watching it snow. I am wishing I was at home making soup with the kids. Mom has that luxery today. Haha Might get to do that tomorrow since we are getting a blizzard. That's a far cry from the 70 degrees from last week. Keep us posted on the weather where you guys are as long as we have power. How are those of you in Virginia? I saw where the President postponed his visit there due to weather. Hope everyone has a good day. Stay warm and safe. Love to all

Monica, my response to your question on the blog was what our teachers of long, long ago during the dinosaur era used to say to us in the days when it was not proper English to end a sentence with a proposition, and it just popped into my mind.  (You know what they say about old folks--we can remember things from years gone by but not what we did yesterday.)  However, nowadays it is perfectly acceptable to end sentences with prepositions.  Wonder who makes up all those rules?