it was all fun and games until...

This storm will not be

forgotten any time soon. 

If you’re from Texas, you know that

snow is a big deal and typically met

with an abundance of joy. 

This snow storm was no different, it

was met with excitement and awe

and lots of plans for playing. 

The big difference was the temperatures

we experienced. 

It. Was. Nuts. 

That first glimpse! 

Homegirl was ready!

My phone literally said 1 degree. 

One. 

I started taking screenshots so

that I could document. 

Like nothing I’ve ever seen at home! 

It was all fun and games until 

people started losing power and water and 

pipes started bursting. 

While the joy was in abundance, reality

set in when the temperatures 

wouldn’t rise. 

Texans are tough, but our state just

isn’t equipped to survive an extreme winter. 

Our house couldn’t get over 62 inside, 

and we were some of the lucky ones! 

We just had to stay bundled

We were so fortunate in this storm. 

We only lost power for one night

(And it was a “warmer night”...I think the

low that night was only 16 to 20)

We also only had 2 pipes burst and 

we caught them quickly and knew how

to turn our water off. 

There was so much devastation

everywhere in the news. 

Speaking of pipes-all the sudden

we had water coming in through

the window (and maybe baseboards)

That river of water was moving quickly. 

It took some exploring

to figure out where the pipe was. 

First check-the attic over the kitchen, 

which had quite the difficult entrance. 

Not in there. 

Next stop...

the ceiling between the house and garage. 

The face you make when you’re 

about to tear into your house. 

So glad this guy knows how to

fix things. 

Time to bust out the big guns. 

(Saaaaaaaad)

Meanwhile, we’re raising the next

generation of helpful men...

Found it. 

Obviously we couldn’t wrap this

pipe or prepare it in anyway. 

I feel for those tearing apart their homes

because of this storm. 

After a trip to Home Depot where 

Josh had to wait in a line around the

building, then a line inside the store to

get onto the plumbing aisle, he

came home empty handed. Our dear

friends saved us and had a cap

that fit. So we don’t have a water hose

right now...but it could be much worse. 

We had to boil our water...but we were so

happy to get more water bottles

from Academy (because the stores

were out of stock)

What. A. Wild. Time.