Snow day #2

Well for planning on the movers to be here bright and early today, and for them getting stuck in bad weather and not coming, I managed to completely fill my day. Most of it good with a little bad.

The good! We made it to Batman's last swimming lesson.
We met some friends for lunch and played for two hours until they wore themselves out!

We ran several errands that I really wanted to get done.
And we got to go to our last piano lesson with Ms. Becca!

The bad:
I so got stuck on the ice coming home from piano tonight. There is a really big hill that is hidden from the sunshine. On the way there I slid just a little but there were clear patches so I didn't have a problem holding traction.

On the way home, I was not so lucky. I took it slow and made it down the hill and about 3/4 the way up the hill and began fish tailing and couldn't get enough momentum to make it up. I hit the brakes till I stopped moving and frantically called my husband.

I couldn't go back down backwards because there was at least a 20 foot dropoff on both sides into the creek below and I couldn't get the car up the hill.

He didn't answer. I knew that he was on a conference call. But our rule is if you call right back, it is an emergency, he answered the first ring the second time.

I need help!

He loaded Batman up and got there as fast as he could. A guy and his wife stopped to help as well. He had four wheel drive but no tow cables. Chris didn't have four wheel drive but he did have tow cables.

I sat in the van with both feet on the brake because I was scared to death to put it in to park and start sliding backwards. All in all from the time I got stuck till we got the van up the hill was an hour. My legs were shaking from holding the pressure on the break and they still are tonight. I will be sore in the morning.

I sat there watching it get darker and darker and watch the icy spots refreezing and becoming shiny and icier.

Chris got there and we got Ladybug out of the car and up to the top of the hill and then he got my car tied up to the guy with four wheel drive. After a few minutes Chris finally got it up to the top of the hill.

I don't want to say I have never been so scared in my life but it was pretty close. Scared me to death. I am still cringing when I think about it and think about any other cars that might have the same problems tonight and tomorrow.

But we are all home safely now. I have never been happier about moving to a warmer climate and I have a new respect for icy roads and four wheel drive.