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Atlanta Snow Jam 2014

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I’m sure by now you’ve all seen the mess caused by poor planning and snow in Atlanta! Hopefully it’ll soon all just be a bad memory for those poor people that have been stuck on the highway since yesterday afternoon and the kids that had to sleep in their schools last night!

angel statue Atlanta Snow Jam 2014

 Fortunately I had cancelled my doctor’s appointment and stayed home yesterday.  Otherwise I would have had quite the time trying to get home!

red barn in snow

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I’m sure all the Atlanta bloggers are showing their snow photos and those of you that have been snowed in for days and weeks  are probably like who cares 🙂

concrete chicken in snow

I totally understand…but getting this much snow here is just amazing! Even though I’m from Up North and moved to The South to get away from snow, I forget how pretty it is when it’s fresh and clean!

red barn in winter

We will be staying cozy inside and working on our latch hook kits and watching movies today.

snow angel

It might all be gone by tomorrow afternoon.

 

 

 

Comments

  2. Brenda Nuland says

    January 29, 2014 at 4:29 pm

    I thought about you when I saw the pictures of Atlanta on the news this morning.

    It had to be terrible for those school kids and their parents when they could not get home!

  4. Kathleen Grace says

    January 29, 2014 at 4:33 pm

    I was just hearing about this on NPR. Oh how I wish we had the chance that ours might be gone by tomorrow! We have had 42-47 inches just in January this year! Still, we at least have the equipment to clear the roads and are well prepared. How awful for those stuck overnight on the road or at school! I imagine there were a lot of crying children for some poor teacher to try to soothe!

  6. Glenda says

    January 29, 2014 at 6:15 pm

    Thought about you earlier today and was hoping you and family were not some of the ones stranded on the roads. Glad you cancelled the appointment. Stay in and stay warm!

    • Manuela says

      January 29, 2014 at 8:03 pm

      I’m glad I cancelled it too! I hate driving in rain and I think I’ve only had to drive once in snow here.

  8. Vee says

    January 29, 2014 at 6:46 pm

    It’s a big deal when it causes such troubles. Sounds as if a holiday should have been declared in advance. Your garden wears snow well.

    • Manuela says

      January 29, 2014 at 8:02 pm

      Yep, I don’t know what’s wrong with these government officials. We had a bad snow storm in 2011 and they swore things would be different next time and I actually think it was worse.

    • Manuela says

      January 29, 2014 at 7:58 pm

      LOL! That was my daughter! I don’t know if I would be able to get back up if I laid down in the snow 🙂

    • Manuela says

      January 29, 2014 at 8:00 pm

      Thanks Debra. I think we’re all dismayed. Especially since we had a fiasco with the 2011 snow storm. So government officials should have learned from past mistakes.

  11. Mary Ann says

    January 29, 2014 at 7:22 pm

    Glad to hear you are safe and sound!

    We got about an inch or so of snow. Still fun! I know, Northerners are like “whatever” but it does look so pretty and I just have to take photos and make the most of a snow day since it happens so rarely!

  12. Melanie says

    January 29, 2014 at 8:17 pm

    Glad you’re having fun in your little bit of snow…if you really miss it after it melts, I can send you plenty! We still have at least a foot on the ground – and more coming tomorrow and Saturday. We’re pretty darn sick and tired of it in Chicagoland.

  13. Diana says

    January 29, 2014 at 8:44 pm

    I thought about you, too – as we have been hearing about it a lot here in Memphis (there, but the grace of God go us . . .). We just got a very minimal flurry, but way way cold – down to 7 last night, only up to 23 or so yesterday. We are taking care of pets of a friend who has been in England for the past 10 days. They are supposed to fly back from London to Memphis by way of Atlanta tomorrow, so I hope there won’t be delays. My daughter that works here at the Fed Ex hub said that the only U.S. hub that had planes getting in and out last night was the Memphis hub.

    Hope you are staying warm and snug, and avoiding the busted water pipes (which are the big problem here with our coldest extended period since the late 1970’s! -ours have been fine so far, thank goodness).

  15. Carol says

    January 29, 2014 at 9:56 pm

    This weather is just so crazy.

    We had all the windows open and walked on the beach in shorts and flip flops.

    We NEED rain and hear that it is finally raining in northern California. I hope it comes south to us.

  16. Debbie says

    January 30, 2014 at 8:03 am

    All we got was ice down here. We were supposed to get the white stuff, but we never did. My daughter in Macon is slap happy over her snow there, though.

    Like you, I was raised in the north where we got enough snow to make us vomit most of the time. Still, I get a little giddy when I see it here. It’s kind of like pumpkin lattes now, something you appreciate for its limited opportunity.

    Loved that snow angel picture.
    Have you ever wondered who was the first person to come up with the notion to make them? That’s the kind of junk I think about…

    • Manuela says

      January 31, 2014 at 6:12 pm

      Good analogy! All I can take is a few days of it. I’m already sick of it. I haven’t been out of the house since Saturday except to walk around the neighborhood. Even then I had to hold onto my daughter in the shady spots where it’s still iced over. Of course, she didn’t slow down at all! Oh to be young and have good knees 🙂 !

  19. kim says

    January 30, 2014 at 12:01 pm

    Yes, it is a very good thing you canceled that appointment!! I live in coastal SC and we got mostly ice but some snow. It is still covering the ground. I had forgotten how the white covering makes days pretty brilliant even on cloudy days (I am from the NORTH too–CT and VT). It is surprising how much I have forgotten! lol! It took me a ton of time to get all of the ice off of my car windows……not that I was planning on driving , but just in case of an emergency you know!

  20. Cynthia says

    January 30, 2014 at 2:10 pm

    I really feel your pain for the snow. I have been watching on the news about all the problems the snow has caused down there. I must say, most people love and wish for snow but in NJ by now we are so over it!! It is just a mess and hard to get around even here at times.

    Cynthia

    • Manuela says

      January 31, 2014 at 6:09 pm

      Oh I remember that part! Especially when I lived in NYC and the snow plows would just plow down the middle of the road and you had to climb hills of snow on some corners to cross the street!

  21. Carol says

    January 30, 2014 at 7:37 pm

    I can’t believe Georgia and Alabama got blitzed with so much snow. The stories I am reading are crazt!

    We had our first gloomy day in probably 6 months and we savored the chilly and gray day by tucking into the house and enjoying our home.

    • Manuela says

      January 31, 2014 at 6:07 pm

      I know it was soooooo crazy! It really was like a seen from The Walking Dead with abandoned cars, trucks and school buses on the highways! I still haven’t gone anywhere – I am getting cabin fever. It should all be gone by Saturday.

  22. carmen says

    January 31, 2014 at 12:18 am

    I moved to Missouri from a life in Florida – love to take pictures every time it snows. Hate ice, but the snow is beautiful.

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