Stranded with 6 inches of snow! Thankfully, we're inside a warm home today with no need to get out on the slippery unplowed country roads.
Even when the snowplow comes around, there are two hills that are still not navigatable in or out--the famous icy Teeter Hill that never gets sun and our steep driveway hill. Sometimes that presents quite a problem, and tonight might be one of those times!
Guess who is on the way to see his Granny for the very first time?! Yessss!! Micah and Elizabeth, along with our two-month old grandson Ethan, are driving from Michigan today for a visit this week with us. As you can imagine we are all very excited!!
With a very late night arrival time and no four-wheel drive to tackle the driveway, I'm thinking the entire Mountain Musings gang will need to get bundled and booted up in frigid 7-degree temperatures tonight and trek down the l-o-n-g hill to retrieve all their suitcases, baby gear, Teak and her birdcage, and of course Ethan!
I'm going to show Ethan all the deer that we have and see if he wants to stay here in Virginia with Granny all the time. :)
Well, lots of food prep today. Off to cook some of Micah's favorite meals...
~Deb
I know you all will have a great time meeting and playing with Ethan. We got 10 inches of snow here in Cumberland. The kids (and their Papa) have been having a blast! Look forward to seeing lots of pictures from Ethan's visit!
Posted by: Joanna Donahue | Monday, March 02, 2009 at 02:15 PM
We got almost 3 inches of snow...it looks so pretty out in the woods here. It must be so exciting for you all! Have a wonderful time with that little sugar! :o)
Posted by: Dorothy | Monday, March 02, 2009 at 02:18 PM
May I come and visit too? It looks just beautiful :) On this, our first day of autumn, I am wondering if this is the year we will see snow in Bowral (it has snowed here but that was back in the 80s). Hope you have a lovely week,
God Bless,
Laura
Posted by: Laura Wright | Monday, March 02, 2009 at 02:45 PM
We have 3 inches of snow and haven't gone anywhere today.
Have fun with your company.I am sure we will many pictures of Ethan with his aunts,uncle and grandparents.
Posted by: Tammy | Monday, March 02, 2009 at 03:19 PM
Ah, welcome to Granny's little Ethan. He's going to be one spoiled baby with grandparents, aunts and an uncle to cuddle him. Have a wonderful visit. Please show us some pictures. He was so cute at birth. I'm sure he's even more handsome now.
Victoria
Posted by: victoria | Monday, March 02, 2009 at 03:33 PM
I am so glad to hear that your kids are coming for a visit! How wonderful to see the babe for the first time. I can imagine that he will be held and snuggled the WHOLE TIME he is visiting!
Enjoy!
Posted by: Randi | Monday, March 02, 2009 at 04:34 PM
Oh, you are one blessed Granny to have that baby coming to see you! I hope you can share some pictures of him with us. Enjoy your time with your children . . . I know you'll do whatever it takes to get Ethan up that hill! :)
Posted by: Susan | Monday, March 02, 2009 at 04:40 PM
Oh, Deb, what an *exciting* week for the Girotti family!! I know you will enjoy visiting with Micah and Elizabeth and will smother those little baby cheeks with lots of kisses!
Off topic (sort of) - I'm waay behind commenting everywhere, but please pass on to Sarah that I was very impressed with her "diaper" project. She is so smart to tackle that NOW for her hope chest; time for that sort of project is such an issue once the babies start coming!
Hugs to you all ... have a wonderful week!
Posted by: Jodi | Monday, March 02, 2009 at 04:41 PM
Oh my goodness, beautiful! Aren't you glad you don't have to go out? I am getting ready to drive in to school for a meeting this afternoon. I hear the roads have improved considerably since this morning. We've just gotten above freezing, and the sun is helping us out too. I'm a little afraid of the refreezing overnight though, since I have to be in to teach at 8 tomorrow.
Wish I could be there with you all. Give Ethan a hug and kiss from his great-aunt Bet!
Posted by: Bet | Monday, March 02, 2009 at 07:00 PM
What a beautiful picture! I'm so glad your grandson is coming for a visit. How very exciting! I hope your visit is a long and enjoyable one.
Posted by: Molly | Monday, March 02, 2009 at 09:43 PM
We got almost eight inches of snow here south of Roanoke. I can remember when this was a regular thing each winter, now it is a rare treat for the kids.
Have fun visiting that sweet little grandbaby!! Praying for safe travel for your son and his family.
Posted by: Lecia | Tuesday, March 03, 2009 at 05:23 AM
I hope there are no mishaps in their arrival on that steep hill! The snow does look so beautiful.
Posted by: Connie W | Tuesday, March 03, 2009 at 07:18 AM
Now this is a switcheroo - we got 2 days of rain from that same storm system!
I hope Sarah is having fun in all that snow :)
Have fun with little Ethan - I can hardly wait to see pictures!
Posted by: Islandsparrow | Tuesday, March 03, 2009 at 02:42 PM
Deb, this is one of those rare snowstorms when southern Maryland actually got more snow than you! We got 15 inches, the highest in our county. Everything is just beautiful.
We are all excited for your family during this special reunion. I, too, look forward to pictures.
Enjoy grandparenting!
Posted by: Kathie | Tuesday, March 03, 2009 at 06:03 PM
The sun is shining here and we're hoping you're having a great time with Ethan!! Enjoy lots of hugs and smiles!
Posted by: Jane | Wednesday, March 04, 2009 at 01:23 PM
Have fun and take lots of pics of the baby!!
We got 6-9 in. of snow in our area here in GA. They said it was the biggest snow we had seen since 1993!!
Posted by: Courtney, Jer.33:3 | Thursday, March 05, 2009 at 05:45 PM
Hooray! I've been hoping you could see him soon... have fun, Granny! xoxo
Posted by: Elise | Monday, March 09, 2009 at 04:01 PM
Thank you everyone so very much for your wonderful comments on this post. We had a great time with Ethan (and his parents, too!)during their visit to Virginia. He was ADORABLE!
Yes, we took tons of pictures--every combination imaginable--and tried to capture his every move! I am not kidding! :)
I soooo wish I could post a photo album of pictures, but for privacy reasons Ethan's parents have asked us not to. I am looking forward to doing some scrapbooking soon!
Posted by: Deb | Monday, March 09, 2009 at 10:32 PM