...there was sun shining upon the mountain of Matney for but a few brief moments. Heavy fog last night froze upon trees in the form of rime ice-- which glistened and twinkled under the rays. Perhaps this light of day is just a promise that the storm that we are to get tonight will soon pass. But just in case we are here for a while, the girls and I went to the grocery store-- just like everyone else in Watauga County. We now have enough chocolate to see us through the hard times. We are safely back home and hunkered down.