In Texas, it doesn't normally get this cold. It's been too cold and my hands can't take it. I moisturize as much as I can, but it's not helping. Of course, I'm washing my hands all the time, but come on--we're in Texas. Any suggestions?
My skin is cracking and bleeding. Even when I lived in colder places like Liberty, Missouri, I never had this problem.
There's nothing like an ice storm and Daddy being home to make for a fun day. The older three went outside to play with the ice this morning. They played in the gutters "slushy stream", broke icicles off the pickup, ran around the backyard among other things. Then they came in looking quite adorable.
Red noses!
And, ears!
They brought this back for me. You can't really tell, but it was ice on a weed leaf. Honey called it a leaf icicle. You could see the imprint of the leaf in it, but I don't think you can in the picture.
Then the kids had hot chocolate although I was later told that Papa told them they could put ice in it. They loved that idea immensely. One of them said, "We put ice in it so that it wouldn't be hot."
Today was another one of those cold, icy days. I can still hear the freezing rain pelting our windows. My family who live one hour south of here had snow. It's a light dusting, but when it only snows about every 4 years, it's a big deal. Here are some shots from around my yard.
This was earlier in the day. My husband had to work even though it took forever to get to work. They were released early so the children had some good quality time with Daddy. Also, it gave me about an hour to unpack some boxes before starting dinner.
I took this in the afternoon after my husband came home. That's just the frozen rain that has accumulated. And, here's my final picture of the icicles that are much longer than yesterday.
