Dear Maggie,
Thursday around dinnertime, the snow FINALLY moved south and we got a break. When it finally stopped snowing, Daddy and I were SO HAPPY!! :) The power came back around the same time, so it lifted our spirits and we were able to get going again. Daddy cleared the driveway again, and started working on the roof- it had 6 feet of snow on it!!
So baby girl, sorry I didn't get to taking a Week 25 picture this week. Daddy and I both got colds last weekend, and then- the biggest winter storm of our lives hit Western New York. I thought I'd document some of what we've experienced the last 4 days so that you can read all about it when you're older. :)
The snow started Monday night, thank goodness Mommy and Evie made it to Target that day for some essentials before it got bad. When we woke up Tuesday morning, the snow was coming down hard and it didn't let up ALL DAY. We got about 2-3 feet that first day, but some areas (like Nana and Papa's house!) got even more, close to 4 or 5 feet in just 24 hours. The first day was a fun snow day- daddy stayed home, Evie and I baked a lot, and we had yummy chili for dinner.
By the end of Tuesday it was clear that Wednesday would be a snow day too, mostly because there was so much snow so fast that they couldn't clear the roads fast enough for people to drive anywhere. Everything was closed, there were travel bans, so even though it was clear for part of Wednesday, everyone was stuck at home again. We were productive that second day- trying to clear the snow, doing laundry, cleaning up, and playing in the snow. Oh I forgot to mention! On top of the storm, we were booked on a flight to California Thursday evening to go visit your grandma. So I spent time packing our suitcases and hoping that the weather would get better not worse so we could still go on our trip.
We went to bed Wednesday night with the driveway clear- and woke up Thursday morning with 2 feet in it. :( Thursday was the worst day for us in OP, it snowed ALL DAY, mostly white-out conditions, and Daddy couldn't keep the driveway clear no matter how much he plowed. Day 3 was hard for us- we were running low on food, we lost power for a couple hours, we got water in the basement, and we had to reschedule our flights to CA for Saturday morning. We knew there was no leaving Buffalo sooner than that.
It's Friday morning now, and the sun is shining brightly. So many people are still trapped in their homes by the massive amounts of snow surrounding them. There are still travel bans and states of emergency in our town and most local ones. It was the worst storm since the Blizzard of '77, many are saying this one was even worse. But we made it through, and now we'll make it out! Things are looking good for us to leave tomorrow morning to go visit Grandma (so my 26 week picture should be taken in sunny LA!), and although our basement might be flooded from melting snow when we get home, there's only so much we can control. So baby girl, that's what happened when mommy was 25 weeks pregnant with you.
Love you,
Mama
(P.S. to everyone: I just thought it would be cool to tell this story to Maggie when she's older, as this storm will be one for the history books for sure! And YES, we are calling her Maggie, we have finally chosen a name. :) Magnolia Ann Roy- Maggie for short)
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