...More Blizzard

So this is what it's looking like around here today. The snow is very wet and heavy so it's weighing the trees down pretty bad. So far, the tops of 2 of our big, old pines have fallen out. Plus, it is still lightly snowing. 

I just heard our county mentioned on a report by the Weather Channel and they say we have over 70% of the population out of power... we're so glad to be part of the 30%!!!

Some people see all this and think "how p

Our Hurricane Sandy Blizzard

The East Coast "Superstorm" hit western Maryland yesterday and hasn't let up very much since then. It rained all morning yesterday and started to snow around 2:00 in the afternoon. At 2:30 I thought it would be neat to take a picture every hour and watch the accumulation. 

(hover over the 6:30 and 9:30 pictures)

2:30 p.m. 

3:30 p.m. 

4:30 p.m. 

5:30 p.m. 

6:30 p.m. 

7:30 p.m. 

8:30 p.m. 

9:30 p.m. 

10:30 p.m. 

11:30 p.m. 

12:30 a.m.

1:30 a.m. 

(this morning - no, I didn't say up all night... I just woke up periodically to snap a quick picture)

4:30 a.m.

9:00 a.m. today

We're not getting precipitation quite as fast today, so I'm only taking a picture every 2 or 3 hours. 

Unfortunately, our snow plow truck is in the garage, so apart from what we can move with shovels, we're snowed in. Dad is staying home today because he can't get his truck out. My classes for Monday and today were cancelled yesterday and my classes for tomorrow were cancelled earlier this afternoon. So I've ended up with lots of extra study time! 

The other good thing is that our little neighborhood seems to be the only one for miles with electricity. Everyone else in our church (most of whom live in other counties) is experiencing power outages, so we're blessed and praying that it continues to hold out. Our power blinked a couple times yesterday and we loose internet occasionally, but no long term outages so  far!

A Real Leader

ΦΘΚ

A couple weeks ago, I was invited to Phi Theta Kappa. 

-PTK is a national honor society for 2-year colleges. 

-Phi Theta Kappa are Greek letters (as shown in the title line) that stand for wisdom, aspiration, and purity. 

I don't know why, but I've always wanted to be in Phi Theta Kappa, so I was really excited to get the invitation! 

There was a ceremony at the college Thursday night where the new Phi Theta Kappa students were inducted into the society. About 13 students showed up, but there are really 23 members of our chapter (Alpha Omicron Phi). 

This is my official certificate...