Winter Storm 2011 - Day 3

Wow!  I've never seen 3 snow days that have kept the schools closed.  After the stir crazies of yesterday, Casey and I decided to take the kids to the new Chick fil A for lunch.  We got there about 11:15.  There was a fair amount of people already there considering the road conditions.  It was moms and dads with their kids, in the same situation Casey and I were in.  The Gabe & Gavin had a great time.  Driving to the restaurant there weren't too many cars on the road.  When we left Chick fil A, the parking lot was full and a couple of people were having trouble just driving out of the parking lot.  As we went down Heritage Trace we saw several people driving way too fast on ice.  Seriously?!  We got in the driveway and let the kids play in the front yard for a little bit.  A guy in a pickup drove by and asked us for an alternate route to 35 because there was a wreck on Heritage Trace and cars were sliding all over the place.  Yikes.  We just missed that catastrophe.It's been 16 degrees outside for the last 2 days.  So playing in the snow only lasts about 8 minutes.  And you can't make snow balls with this snow.  It doesn't pack, but is more like a salt consistency.After living in Chicago, I know what good powder snow is, and this is not it.  ;)The schools are closed tomorrow for the 4th day.  The streets are still covered in ice and the forecast calls for snow after 3 a.m. Friday morning.  It looks like the temp. won't reach above 32 degrees until Saturday afternoon.  Crazy weather for Texas!