Frigid Times in Lafayette

There have been no complaints from the kids, but us adults are certainly learning to adjust to the obstructions of nature this winter.  Friday gave us our first ice and snow storm in quite some time.  It was mostly a sleet storm that gave way to some snow.  Sleetmen (aka Cajun snowmen) were everywhere.  And of course, the obligatory sleet..er..snowball fight was had between the Chopin children and neighbors.  I was welcomed home Friday afternoon by a frosty fastball from Gus, to the joy of his brother and sister.  Some of the kids really enjoyed being in the weather (Gus, Beedle and Gracie).  Some desperately wanted to be out there but couldn't (JoJo).  And others just enjoyed watching the discomfort from the window (James).  It wasn't until Monday morning that the last traces of Friday's wintry mix disappeared.  But an onslaught of new wintry weather forced practically all of Lafayette to shut down Tuesday and it looks like most of the day today.  With roads and bridges closed, stores ransacked for supplies, and frozen stuff falling in frigid temperatures, Lafayette has gotten a bitter taste of what life is like for the rest of the country further up from the equator.  We are learning to love this stuff though!