Thunderstorms, Ice, and a Roadtrip to Paxico... O What A Day!

It started early Saturday morning, about 12:30 or so. Thunder, and lightning, and Lots of heavy rain. This was a little disturbing at first, going back to a little over a year ago, the terrible ice storm that left us lying in bed, listening to the cracking then falling of trees all around us, the flickering of everything electrical, and the panic when everything was silent except for the never-ending falling of limbs in the all to close distance.

In the back of my mind I knew we didn't have much to worry about yet, we had just moved into our new home, and we were lucky enough that the only trees we had were on the outside perimeter of our huge yard. Still, the fear and worry were very real and very present. Getting up that morning there was really nothing for us to do here, we set out to Hiawatha to get a warm meal, thanks to McDonald's, and stopped to get some groceries from the grocery store over there. We were originally on the hunt for some dry wood or starter logs, however Wal-Mart was closed and so the hunt continued. Luckily a farmer outside of town gave us enough dry wood to get us started and then the four of us started chopping, cutting, and splitting. The shop was also without electricity so for the next few days, we cleaned as much wood from the trailer court as possible. We ate sandwiches from a cooler I packed with snow and ice and left in the garage, and at night time I got in some good reading. I must say we were also very grateful for gameboys and a car charger that kept them running and the boys entertained. We did get electricity out at the shop sometime that Wednesday, and I remember how nice it finally was to have something warm to eat and we could finally watch a little tv. We tried to work that Thursday but the electricity went out again, and Finally late Friday night we had our power restored to the house. I was never so Thankful, as it was nice to finally be able to clean and take showers with a light on, or have internet and tv! The only real damage was a limb that had fallen through one of the trailers roof, and a large limb ripped the meter off the back of the rental house. And we Had SURVIVED!

It wasn't long after and the rain had stopped. It was a peaceful night of sleep!

Scott decided not to open up the shop that morning. Everything was covered with ice. It was nice to sleep in for once. We just hung around the house til after noon and then we set out for Topeka.

Ice covering the window

The roads were pretty well clean and we made good time. We went to the mall and ate lunch and got B a pair of basketball shoes for BiddyBall that starts Monday. We then drove around trying to find him a pair of coveralls and everyone was out except for one store but all they had left were way to small. This become somewhat of a mess, huge snow/ice pellets falling pretty good, cars sliding all over the road. Luckily it had all stopped by about 5, and we only saw 1 car that had actually wrecked and was in the ditch.

We then headed to Paxico. I have never been there, but our friends, Wade and Anda, whom are like second family to us, have just recently bought a house there, and we were excited to get to visit with them in their new home! It took them a little longer than us to get there, it was moving day, and the roads coming from Manhattan weren't near as good as they were coming from Topeka! We decided to go eat before we started unloading, so we headed into town. Again, I have never been to Paxico but it is definitely a small postcard town. I can't wait to get back and see it during the day! We ate at the Ramblin Rose Cafe, which was excellent. It has been a long time since I have had a cafe style hamburger and fries! If you are ever in Paxico, you have to try it! We visited for a while after filling our bellies and then it was back to work! It took less than an hour for us to unpack the truck so it was nice to get to chit chat a little more before leaving.

Ramblin Rose Cafe in Paxico

An antique shop across from the restaurant

Scott decided on our way back to town to try one last time for coveralls at Wal-Mart. I wasn't particularly fond of this idea since it was already midnight. We got a few things we needed(no coveralls) and headed home. The Tahoe was a mess, so we decided to stop at the shop and wash all the sand and salt off before going home. Finally, I pulled into the garage at almost 2. I was so happy to finally be home and it didn't take long for us all to hit the beds! It had been a long day.