So we just got the most amount of snow that we have seen in years. 12+ inches, and right now the winds are blowing about 50 mph. The entire State of Iowa has been in a blizzard warning from noon on Tuesday until midnight tonight. Jeremy the brave soul, got up somewhere around 4:00 am, to try and plow his way out. I made no attempts to go to work, in fact, the Depot Outlet is closed. Most businesses in Decorah and the surrounding area are closed.
To top it all off though, we had finished supper last evening and were snuggling in to watch the weather, when everything went black. We lost our power. Jer dug out the flashlights and began walking around the house. What he discovered is that it was only us that lost our power. The yard light by the shop was still on. So, Jeremy got all bundeled back up and headed out to get the generator. He got it all hooked up and we had power again within the hour (I didn't miss much of the biggest loser finale!). We didn't bother calling Hawkeye REC because we were set for the night and there was no need for them to send out a crew just for our sake. Jeremy, I know, was awake much of the night checking on the generating and insuring that Landon and I would stay warm. What a fantastic man! Aside from not being able to do laundry, it really didn't effect us much at all.
REC came around lunch today. They said that a fuse blew on top of our transformer. There were a lot of close branches, and the strong winds may have blew the fuse and caused the power to go out. I thanked the guys for traveling out to hook our power back up. They are so brave for traveling out and about in some of the most terrible weather conditions. They knew Jeremy, so they gave me a hard time, and then I sent them on their way with a huge plate of goodies!
Now, the weather can calm down a little bit, because I have a lot of catching up to do at work tomorrow. It was fun while it lasted!!
To top it all off though, we had finished supper last evening and were snuggling in to watch the weather, when everything went black. We lost our power. Jer dug out the flashlights and began walking around the house. What he discovered is that it was only us that lost our power. The yard light by the shop was still on. So, Jeremy got all bundeled back up and headed out to get the generator. He got it all hooked up and we had power again within the hour (I didn't miss much of the biggest loser finale!). We didn't bother calling Hawkeye REC because we were set for the night and there was no need for them to send out a crew just for our sake. Jeremy, I know, was awake much of the night checking on the generating and insuring that Landon and I would stay warm. What a fantastic man! Aside from not being able to do laundry, it really didn't effect us much at all.
REC came around lunch today. They said that a fuse blew on top of our transformer. There were a lot of close branches, and the strong winds may have blew the fuse and caused the power to go out. I thanked the guys for traveling out to hook our power back up. They are so brave for traveling out and about in some of the most terrible weather conditions. They knew Jeremy, so they gave me a hard time, and then I sent them on their way with a huge plate of goodies!Now, the weather can calm down a little bit, because I have a lot of catching up to do at work tomorrow. It was fun while it lasted!!
After a fun filled morning, Landon decided to skip lunch and take a nap instead! 
And, just a small portion of the finished products. Doesn't it all just look amazing!! The kids had a blast decorating the cut out cookies, as did the adults. 
