Freaking Cold!

It is FREAKING cold in Michigan right now. Last Saturday we had a blizzard that was some of the worst weather that I have ever seen. I think that I noticed it more because I was supposed to cover an Ice Festival in Vicksburg, and I made it to the nearby town of schoolcraft but then had to trun back. In truth I found it rather fun. I had no definite time frame and I was able to drive excruciatingly slowly through the back roads of the south of the county. I was driving safely, but I came across many cars that were stuck in the snow. Eventually I came across one that still had passengers in it, and I lent them my shovel. Initially I remained outside near there car to assist them by digging out the snow with my boots, but then the gusts of wind hit me at a wind chill of -30 and I suddenly decided to retreat to the comfort of my car. we ended up blocking a couple cars going each way and so the man in the car asked to borrow my shovel, which reminds me that I need to return his call to get it back. The pictures that are included in this are from 12th street between Portage and Schoolcraft and on Center and 5th Street. I waited until I was out of the worst of it to use my camera since I was driving, albeit at 20 miles an hour, so this isn't the worst of it.

My favorite is the picture that is at the beginning of this post. All schools, churches and businessed were closed for several days, yes we didn't have church last Sunday, but many of the schools are finally opening just in time for mid-winter breaks and teacher in-service days. I felt bad for my fellow CWN writer Callie since our deadline is Tuesday and she typically stays home with her kids when there is no school. Her hubby stayed home on Monday and she had to bring them in on Tuesday. The wind chill is still down and it has been snowing since Saturday, so I'm hoping once it gets up above 0 to break out my snowshoes and take a hike around the island.