{"id":4172,"date":"2016-01-23T08:14:32","date_gmt":"2016-01-23T13:14:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/elbowglitter.com\/blog\/?p=4172"},"modified":"2016-01-24T18:00:05","modified_gmt":"2016-01-24T23:00:05","slug":"livebloggin-the-blizzard-of-2016-part-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/elbowglitter.com\/blog\/2016\/01\/23\/livebloggin-the-blizzard-of-2016-part-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Liveblogging the Blizzard of 2016 &#8211; Part 2"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Welcome to part two of my live blog. \u00a0If you missed part one, check it out <a href=\"http:\/\/elbowglitter.com\/blog\/2016\/01\/22\/liveblogging-the-blizzard-of-2016\/\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2>Saturday<\/h2>\n<p><strong>7:45am<\/strong> &#8211; I wake up because a cat is pawing at my face. \u00a0I guess it&#8217;s morning. \u00a0I can hear the furnace running, so this is a good sign. \u00a0Means I still have power. \u00a0Let&#8217;s see what it looks like outside.<\/p>\n<p>Looking out the window, it&#8217;s hard to say what&#8217;s going on out there.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4173\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4173\" style=\"width: 225px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/elbowglitter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/IMG_1738-e1453554655524.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4173\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-4173 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/elbowglitter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/IMG_1738-e1453554655524-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_1738\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"http:\/\/elbowglitter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/IMG_1738-e1453554655524-225x300.jpg 225w, http:\/\/elbowglitter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/IMG_1738-e1453554655524-768x1024.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4173\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">I mean, the firepit is gone and the large planter is almost MIA, but maybe it&#8217;s not that bad.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>So I decided to take my trusty yardstick and go outside.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4174\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4174\" style=\"width: 225px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/elbowglitter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/IMG_1739-e1453554673576.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4174\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-4174\" src=\"http:\/\/elbowglitter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/IMG_1739-e1453554673576-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"Shouldn't there be a step down here?\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"http:\/\/elbowglitter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/IMG_1739-e1453554673576-225x300.jpg 225w, http:\/\/elbowglitter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/IMG_1739-e1453554673576-768x1024.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4174\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Shouldn&#8217;t there be a step down here?<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4175\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4175\" style=\"width: 225px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/elbowglitter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/IMG_1740-e1453554688372.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4175\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-4175 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/elbowglitter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/IMG_1740-e1453554688372-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_1740\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"http:\/\/elbowglitter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/IMG_1740-e1453554688372-225x300.jpg 225w, http:\/\/elbowglitter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/IMG_1740-e1453554688372-768x1024.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4175\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">And I know these are stairs.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4176\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4176\" style=\"width: 225px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/elbowglitter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/IMG_1742-e1453554708371.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4176\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-4176\" src=\"http:\/\/elbowglitter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/IMG_1742-e1453554708371-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"14 inches. Yikes.\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"http:\/\/elbowglitter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/IMG_1742-e1453554708371-225x300.jpg 225w, http:\/\/elbowglitter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/IMG_1742-e1453554708371-768x1024.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4176\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">14 inches. Yay?<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>So we&#8217;re officially at 14 inches at my house and it&#8217;s still coming down pretty steadily. \u00a0it&#8217;s not super windy here, though there are occasional gusts. \u00a0Fingers crossed.<\/p>\n<p><strong>8:15am<\/strong> &#8211; Instances of cat barf cleaned: 1.<\/p>\n<p><strong>8:30am<\/strong> &#8211; I could only convince the cat to check out the front porch, where there&#8217;s about 4 inches of snow. \u00a0This furry little jerk tends to howl at the front door, demanding to go outside, so of course, I had to let him out in the snow.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/elbowglitter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/IMG_1753-e1453557788274.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4180\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-4180\" src=\"http:\/\/elbowglitter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/IMG_1753-e1453557788274-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_1753\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"http:\/\/elbowglitter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/IMG_1753-e1453557788274-225x300.jpg 225w, http:\/\/elbowglitter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/IMG_1753-e1453557788274-768x1024.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>10:45am<\/strong> &#8211; Crafts completed: 2 \u00a0Tasks on to-do list completed: Less than 2.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/elbowglitter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/IMG_1754-e1453565625668.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4183\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-4183\" src=\"http:\/\/elbowglitter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/IMG_1754-e1453565625668-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_1754\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"http:\/\/elbowglitter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/IMG_1754-e1453565625668-225x300.jpg 225w, http:\/\/elbowglitter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/IMG_1754-e1453565625668-768x1024.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>11:15am<\/strong> &#8211; Having wasted away much of the morning, it&#8217;s time to hit the bike trainer and get in a workout. \u00a0Then lunch, then tackling the snow.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><b>12:28pm<\/b> &#8211; Power went out for about 30 seconds. Ominous.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1:30pm<\/strong> &#8211; Still have power. \u00a0Finished 90 minutes on the bike trainer and scarfed down some lunch. \u00a0Headed out to shovel.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/elbowglitter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/IMG_1758.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4186\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-4186\" src=\"http:\/\/elbowglitter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/IMG_1758-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_1758\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"http:\/\/elbowglitter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/IMG_1758-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/elbowglitter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/IMG_1758-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/elbowglitter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/IMG_1758-1024x768.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/elbowglitter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/IMG_1758-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>2:30pm<\/strong> &#8211; Done with shoveling. \u00a0My whole body is exhausted. \u00a0And while I was out there, the snow picked up even more. \u00a0It is now super heavy conditions. \u00a0My shoveling may have been for naught.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/elbowglitter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/IMG_1759.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4187\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-4187\" src=\"http:\/\/elbowglitter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/IMG_1759-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_1759\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"http:\/\/elbowglitter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/IMG_1759-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/elbowglitter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/IMG_1759-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/elbowglitter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/IMG_1759-1024x768.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/elbowglitter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/IMG_1759-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Total inches so far &#8211; about 14.5. \u00a0Not much since this morning, but as I type, it&#8217;s certainly coming down.<\/p>\n<p><strong>3:15pm<\/strong> &#8211; Poor cold birdie.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/elbowglitter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/IMG_1762-e1453585119383.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4189\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-4189\" src=\"http:\/\/elbowglitter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/IMG_1762-e1453585119383-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_1762\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"http:\/\/elbowglitter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/IMG_1762-e1453585119383-225x300.jpg 225w, http:\/\/elbowglitter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/IMG_1762-e1453585119383-768x1024.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>4:35pm<\/strong> &#8211; Dammit.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/elbowglitter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/IMG_1765-e1453587586405.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4191\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-4191\" src=\"http:\/\/elbowglitter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/IMG_1765-e1453587586405-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_1765\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"http:\/\/elbowglitter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/IMG_1765-e1453587586405-225x300.jpg 225w, http:\/\/elbowglitter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/IMG_1765-e1453587586405-768x1024.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>And for comparison, one last photo of my backyard for the day.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/elbowglitter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/IMG_1766-e1453587597946.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4192\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-4192\" src=\"http:\/\/elbowglitter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/IMG_1766-e1453587597946-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_1766\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"http:\/\/elbowglitter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/IMG_1766-e1453587597946-225x300.jpg 225w, http:\/\/elbowglitter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/IMG_1766-e1453587597946-768x1024.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>5:15pm<\/strong> &#8211; Hot chocolate and vanilla vodka. \u00a0All my weight loss plans are going to hell this weekend. \u00a0Mmm&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><strong>6:30pm<\/strong> &#8211; I am exhausted. \u00a0And haven&#8217;t been up for 12 hours. \u00a0Blizzard life is hard.<\/p>\n<p><strong>7:30pm<\/strong> &#8211; Well, might as well continue the repair work on the damaged ceiling from 2+ years ago. \u00a0Time to spackle!<\/p>\n<h2>Sunday<\/h2>\n<p><strong>7:30am<\/strong> &#8211; I am awoken by one cat licking my hair and one cat meowing\u00a0from downstairs for breakfast. \u00a0The blizzard is officially over, and I managed to get through it with power and internet. \u00a0Hooray! \u00a0Of course, today, I must attempt to dig out.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/elbowglitter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/IMG_1768-e1453649472560.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4196\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-4196\" src=\"http:\/\/elbowglitter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/IMG_1768-e1453649472560-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_1768\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"http:\/\/elbowglitter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/IMG_1768-e1453649472560-225x300.jpg 225w, http:\/\/elbowglitter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/IMG_1768-e1453649472560-768x1024.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>8:40am<\/strong> &#8211; The shoveling begins.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/elbowglitter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/IMG_1769.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4197\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-4197\" src=\"http:\/\/elbowglitter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/IMG_1769-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_1769\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"http:\/\/elbowglitter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/IMG_1769-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/elbowglitter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/IMG_1769-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/elbowglitter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/IMG_1769-1024x768.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/elbowglitter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/IMG_1769-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>There is a sidewalk here.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/elbowglitter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/IMG_1770.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4202\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-4202\" src=\"http:\/\/elbowglitter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/IMG_1770-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_1770\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"http:\/\/elbowglitter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/IMG_1770-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/elbowglitter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/IMG_1770-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/elbowglitter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/IMG_1770-1024x768.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/elbowglitter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/IMG_1770-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>9:40am<\/strong> &#8211; Look! \u00a0I found my car!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/elbowglitter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/IMG_1771-e1453649670815.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4198\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-4198\" src=\"http:\/\/elbowglitter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/IMG_1771-e1453649670815-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_1771\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"http:\/\/elbowglitter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/IMG_1771-e1453649670815-225x300.jpg 225w, http:\/\/elbowglitter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/IMG_1771-e1453649670815-768x1024.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/elbowglitter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/IMG_1773-e1453649681416.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4200\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-4200\" src=\"http:\/\/elbowglitter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/IMG_1773-e1453649681416-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_1773\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"http:\/\/elbowglitter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/IMG_1773-e1453649681416-225x300.jpg 225w, http:\/\/elbowglitter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/IMG_1773-e1453649681416-768x1023.jpg 768w, http:\/\/elbowglitter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/IMG_1773-e1453649681416-769x1024.jpg 769w, http:\/\/elbowglitter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/IMG_1773-e1453649681416.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>10:20am<\/strong> &#8211; DONE. \u00a0I&#8217;m not sure what the official snow total is. \u00a0My yardstick hits at 18 inches, but I have since learned that this is an improper way to measure snow, since it settles under the weight. \u00a0So&#8230; more than 18 inches, I guess.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/elbowglitter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/IMG_1774.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4201\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-4201\" src=\"http:\/\/elbowglitter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/IMG_1774-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_1774\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"http:\/\/elbowglitter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/IMG_1774-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/elbowglitter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/IMG_1774-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/elbowglitter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/IMG_1774-1024x768.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/elbowglitter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/IMG_1774-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>10:40am<\/strong> &#8211; The internet tells me my area&#8217;s official total is 25 inches.<\/p>\n<p><strong>2:40pm<\/strong> &#8211; Got all the snow equipment cleaned up, had some lunch, considered starting my ten mile run. \u00a0Got .25 miles in and stopped. \u00a0Nap first. Then running.<\/p>\n<p><strong>5:00pm<\/strong> &#8211; Who am I kidding. \u00a0Today&#8217;s run isn&#8217;t happening. \u00a0Spent the afternoon on the couch being lazy, then went out to do another hour of shoveling and clear off a path to the trash can. \u00a0I won&#8217;t be going anywhere tomorrow. \u00a0I&#8217;ll be able to get it in then.<\/p>\n<p><strong>5:50pm<\/strong> &#8211; Office is officially closed tomorrow, so that means a day of telework for me. \u00a0As if this is any surprise. \u00a0Choir is also cancelled, so I have no need to leave my house. \u00a0I&#8217;m really going to struggle when I have to put on real pants again.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Welcome to part two of my live blog. \u00a0If you missed part one, check it out here. 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