Snow Day #4 here. Truly, most state roads and interstates are in pretty good shape now, some of them even back to normal. Neighborhood streets, though, are still very icy if they are shaded by trees. We've had beautiful sunshine the past two days
which has helped a lot even though the temp is still below freezing. I drove over to my mom's house and actually made it inside this time.
We had lunch and a good visit, and I tried, mostly in vain, to clear some of her driveway so I can at least walk up and down it safely. I did manage to "rough up" some of the ice for about half its length, but the last stretch is difficult to get across. (Socks outside shoes works best, though!) While I was out there, the mail jeep came for the first time this week -- and got stuck in front of mom's house. It took two different neighbors with shovels and hoes to get her free. And THAT is why I've been parking down the street from mom's house. Anyway, overall it's looking up, and after a ridiculous low of 14F tonight, we're actually going to get above freezing tomorrow! Yes!