Omi's House: Snowed in!

As a young child living in Florida I dreamed of the the kind of snow fall that would require a tunnel for us to get out of the house. I remember my daddy talking about being "SNOWED IN."
When we moved to the Midwest there were some snowfalls that kept us at home from school, but never the deep snow that required a tunnel to get us from the front door to the outside world. I do remember one epic snow where all the neighborhood kids ended up in our backyard and we built a snow fort, or igloo, as our imaginations allowed.
There have been a few record snows in my memory, like the one where my parents got trapped "in town," were rescued by a snow plow driver, and then spent the next three days at my uncle's apartment. There was one snowfall during my teen years that kept me from making it home and required that I stay the night at my then boyfriend's house.
A couple of years ago, knowing the bad weather would keep us home from school, I grabbed my eldest grandson and we spent the ensuing week snug and warm and snowed in together at Omi's house.
Right now we are experiencing an historic weather event, 10-12 inches of snow followed by sub-zero temperatures. This weather has caused church, the schools and several businesses to close over these past four days. The local news shows and the highway department are imploring everyone to stay home!

I am loving every minute of being, "snowed in!"

I have decided, with the prompting of my wonderful son-in-law over at "Show Me the Honey" to begin a blog where I hope to organize some of my thoughts, recipes, crafting and quilting projects and rememberances.
Here's to the beginning of 2014, being snowed in, and what is going on "At Omi's House."