Snow in Texas!

Yesterday we got our first snow/ice storm of the year. I guess to have snow in November is really rare, but we got it on November 30. Craziest thing is the temperature dropped 40 degrees in one day! Wednesday morning I got up and jogged in shorts and a t-shirt...when we got out of the Mix on Wednesday night, I dug my fleece coat and mittens out of the back of my truck! It didn't get really bad on the roads until mid-day on Thursday. A handful of the schools (including Morgan's) were closed on Thursday, but we all went into work. We watched as the snow storm blew in (I took these pictures from the stairs outside of our office) and discussed maybe leaving early. Around 1pm we all got an interoffice e-mail that they were closing the offices and wanted everyone to go home early due to the roads. I have to say, it kinda cracked me up because, as you can see by the pictures, there wasn't a lot of snow. But, the bad thing down here is the ice. On bridges and freeway ramps ice builds and creates big problems. I am blessed in that I live pretty close to the church and had no problems getting home. I got to spend the afternoon and evening with Dori and Morgan, playing games, baking, watching movies and doing a Bible study. We had too much fun. We watched the news as they covered the icy roads in downtown Dallas. There were semi trucks stuck on icy ramps and cars that were flipped on the freeways...crazy. I'm so blessed that I got home safe. Today the weather warmed up to around 45 and most of the snow melted off. We are supposed to stay around mid-50's for the next week or so. I guess this is winter in Texas!