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We're not too far from you guys, in Temple. It was so sad, and a little scary, listening to all the trees breaking and falling. Even in the midst of an ice storm, you make your videos so encouraging and calming ❤️. So glad y'all made it thru okay!
Glad to see you were left mostly unscathed. I can't believe the grid still hasn't been fixed! Gov Perry really did some damage when he was in office and we're still feeling the effect.
So glad you guys are okay, Robin. This is just one reason it's extremely important to be prepared. Especially those of us with families who we care for on a daily basis. God bless you and your family, Robin. ❤️✝️
Hi Robin! So grateful you and your family are all well after the ice storm. This is a perfect example of why it’s so important to be prepared. You do a wonderful job of explaining and demonstrating how you keep your food stores topped off. Every Sunday we love watching your video because it’s such an inspiration to keep the house in order! Thanks 🙏.
Good afternoon, Mrs. Robin! We had our fair share of ice storms in Arkansas this past week as well! We thank GOD for HIS protection through it all, too. I look forward to your videos on Sundays and am attempting to watch them all. (I've been a fan since the beginning of the pandemic.) Your presence is a peaceful comfort and I often put your channel on auto play as I clean. It's as if I have a dear friend over to visit, LOL! I APPRECIATE all of the wisdom you share. THANK YOU for allowing us into your family's home and lives!!! GOD bless and keep you all...
Aww! Thank you Christina! I'm so glad I can keep you company while you clean. I appreciate all of the love and support more than I can say. God bless!💙❄💙
I learn so many things from the content creators I follow. You being one of them! A fondue pot!! Ingenius! I am so happy to hear that storm is behind you and it was catastrophic. Praise God!! God bless you richly!
The idea of an ice storm in Texas is mindblowing! I'm so glad you're all safe. The idea of using the instant pot on the stove under the event is just genius. Loved this video, Robin. In only have four cupboards in my ridiculous kitchen, so I don't have a lot of room for storage, but I do my best. Much love xx
My cousin lives in Round Rock Texas so she has explained about these events. She even said at times a small trickle of water in faucets kept pipes from freezing. Is that the case by you? I'm looking forward to the day when God will remedy all the natural disasters and our earth will be a paradise again like he originally purposed.
Hi Robin, I´m so glad, that you are OK!!!🙏 In our mountains (Krkonoše = Giant Mountains; Czech Republic), there have been three tragic accidents due to falling trees since autumn 2022. In two accidents, a huge broken tree fell directly on a passing car and all the people in the cars died. During the last one, a tree fell on a person while walking😭... God bless you all!😊
Hi Robin - thank you so much for showing us what went on up in your neck of the woods. We were not affected by ice here in South Texas. Melissa had the same type scenario that you had up in Dallas. My house is all electric like yours and I had issues in that last storm. I’ve burned tons of firewood in my fireplace but it didn’t make it any warmer. Finally I went and stayed with my daughter Rebecca Who still had power. You did such a good job and preparing for this type of urgency. Last time people made fun of us here in the south about the freeze we had. They don’t understand that we just don’t have the infrastructure to withstand that kind of weather. I love seeing all how you prepared food and your Prepper pantry stuff. I no longer have to think about that much. Rebecca usually prepares for me to be with her. She always buys extra water and extra food for me too. Such thoughtful daughter. Melissa‘s husband is a news man that works for a network news channel. Every emergency that has ever come about she has been alone because he has had to be out covering the news. However he retired last week and so she had somebody with her this week. Thanks again for this great video. I always watch your videos multiple times because sometimes it seems like I miss something. you don’t realize how much company you give me. Love in Christ
Thank you so much Donna! I’m really glad you were able to avoid this storm. It was crazy, but thankfully we had 70’s today and made a ton of progress with the cleanup! You are blessed to have daughters that look out for you and I love that I can now picture you all! I saw an email from you and apologize for being slow to respond. I’m a little behind following all the excitement, but hope to get caught up this week. Have a blessed week sweet friend! 💙❄️💙
Thankfully, those of us who live south of I-10 were spared this time. Stories of cracking tree limbs and lack of power and heat for days brought back memories of the ice storm that hit our area in 1997. In our area between hurricanes and ice storms the trees have taken a beating over the years. Luckily they grow back. Glad you and your family ok and are moving on.
Praise God that none of you or your property were damaged or injured 🙏 like you said it looked beautiful but those poor trees suffered there! Good homemaking video & I pray for your safekeeping❤🙏
I'm so glad you are all okay. Seeing the damage to your trees is heartbreaking. The last 3 winter storms predicted for our central Illinois area passed us by so we've been blessed with a very mild winter so far. Today it was 55 degrees. One thing we have in this home plus the two prior homes we've lived in is a whole house generator. It runs off of our natural gas line. While they aren't cheap, when factoring the cost into the whole cost of building a new house they aren't really that bad. And some years ago it came in handy when we had an ice storm and later a tornado that caused power outages for nearly a week each time. We don't regret that purchase even for an instant. Take care.
Here in our part of Oregon, we had an ice storm, too, during that same time you did. We lost power for 8 days, and some people here were out for 2 weeks. It sure was a good test to see how prepared I was but also how I was lacking. We have a well, so there is no running water when we have no power. I collect rain water, and that sure helped. I really enjoy your videos. Thank you for making and sharing them.
Hi Robin, I’m happy to hear you are all safe. I’m sorry your beautiful trees suffered damage. Here, in the middle Atlantic states we get that black ice, which is so dangerous. However, except for those few cold days, we are not experiencing a bad winter, but we still have a good way to go yet. See you next week.
We are Costco members too…..but honestly I find the organic ones in the glass square jars at Ocean state job lots and they are fresh and amazing……and not too big quantity that goes bad
I thought about you this week and was hoping for the best. So sorry to see the damage to the tress. Happy that your power wasn’t too big of an issue. I completely understand the storm anxiety. I’m terrified of winter storms because of 2021 here in Katy. I had two burst pipes and it was a nightmare. Two solid years of getting the house properly repaired. Thankful you were spared from anything worse. God Bless.
Thank you Shel! I love snow and wintertime, but this level of ice was hard to handle. I’m glad that you missed this go-round and that all the repairs are behind you! God bless! 💙❄️💙
Oh Robin; I am so sorry that you experienced this…..but really grateful that you are all ok and that you made it through !! I never knew this was happening in your area! I love your idea of making the tea, with the fondue set! That was genius! I think I am going to order a fondue set just for this reason. We often have these types of storms up here in the north, and I think this is such a great idea!! I hope everything is getting back to normal for you and your family now, and you are fully out of the woods! It looked like at least someone fuzzy had a good time playing in the icy grass! ☺️ lol ! God bless Robin….and many blessings for the new week! ~ Audrey ♥️☺️
Robin, when I heard of the storms, I was praying for you. The damage is hard to see, but I am grateful that you are well and warm again. Grateful the damage was minimal in the grand scheme of things, that your family, your home and vehicle are all ok. Prayers for you as you clean up and move forward. ❤️❤️❤️
Hey Robin, so sorry about your beautiful trees. I'm very thankful to our Heavenly Father that y'all are safe and you home is safe. You have really built up your pantry since you moved. It looks great. I'm glad you prepared ahead and had a back up plan. We all need to be prepared. Love yo your sweet family Robin. Be blessed.
I've kept a prepper pantry for years, it really does help. When the pandemic started, we didn't have to do any grocery shopping for the first 6 months because we had everything we needed. Ooh goodness so glad y'all are okay.
The sound of a tree breaking like that gives you a helpless feeling. We had ice here in our part of southern MO a couple weeks ago. We are a little more used to it than y'all. Although, I think you have had more ice than we have the past couple years. I am glad we can be happy the damage wasn't worse, but those trees took a significant hit. Thank you for sharing your experience. God bless!
So sorry to see such damage from the ice storm. Thankfully your house is intact and you’re all ok. We NEVER see anything like this in Sydney Australia. Right now we are enjoying a hot summer, so very different from your weather at the moment. Thank you for taking the time to show us what an ice storm looks like. Please take care and stay safe.
The idea of putting the older flour on top of the newer flour is so smart. I’ll definitely be doing that in the future. I’m glad you didn’t have any major ice damage. I live in Virginia and we get ice storms too or heavy/wet snow storms. We usually will lose tree limbs too. Thank you again for such a relaxing video and so grateful your family and home are safe.
So glad you did so well during the storm. It’s sad to see all the broken branches but at least no major damage to your home. Strange weather…we had -40 degree (wind chill feel) temps here in New England this weekend. Luckily we didn’t lose power. God bless you and your family and this channel! ❤
I would check and see if your garage door has an emergency release handle that you can use during a power outage. They usually have them for situations just like this. Glad eveyone was safe and no major damge was done. Thank you for sharing!
So many trees damaged! Glad homes were spared. We've gone through several bad ice storms in Michigan. One lasted with no power for 2 weeks! We were the only ones at home in our neighborhood because we were prepared. You make a very good point when you said that by being prepared you could stay home and not have to go to the store. This helps the people who weren't prepared and need to get supplies.
BRRR! We had a very similar storm here in TN 2 years ago and lost power as well. I hope to not have that experience again! It was beautiful but destructive at the same time. So glad your family is ok!
We live in your town. It's been heartbreaking seeing all the damage to the live oaks and cedar elms. I'm glad you didn't have any damage to your home, though. We didn't either, luckily. But the trees are another matter sadly.
So glad our flight to Dallas was canceled last Tuesday. We were sad to miss a fun trip to Arizona…but, that ice storm was brutal! It came through Nashville TN too. We would have been stuck in the Dallas airport… thank you American Airlines! Thanks for all the food storage tips, Robin… ❄️🥶
So sad to see the destruction of so many beautiful trees, but happy to see you all made it through with house and home intact. Living in rural Michigan, we’re very familiar with ice storms and power outages. Many of our neighbors have invested in automatic whole house generators. We haven’t gone that far yet, but do have a decent sized “non-automatic” generator that lets us keep the house warm and the lights on. After experiencing a couple of these storms in the span of a couple years, maybe a generator is in your future as well 😊
Thank you Denise! We have a portable generator, but didn’t need it this time as power was restored pretty quickly. We had it on standby and it felt good to know we could use it if we need to! 👍😅❄️💙
Hi Robin. I’m so sorry for all the damages on your trees and in your neighborhood! I did pray for you when I learned about the ice storm. The sound of the breaking branches was terrible to hear just on the video, so I can imagine it must have been scary to hear it all day, so close to you! Thank you for the wonderful advices you gave about being prepared. You covered all the important areas where one should be prepared. I can understand more than ever now the importance of having a prepper pantry in situations like this! It spurs me to get more serious about building mine! Here, in the south-eastern part of Canada where I live, the last 3 days we had extremely cold weather with strong winds the first day, but thankfully we didn’t loose power. Your butter chicken looked so yummy, I’m going to try your recipe! I hope you have a calmer week, this week! God bless! 💛💖😊
What a relief that your property didn't suffer from too much damage Robin and nobody was hurt from the falling branches. The ice looked beautiful. ❄❄💚💚🏡🏡
Oh my, so much ice. It's good to know that you and your family, along with others in your neighborhood are doing well. How can something so beautiful be so be so so dangerous for us. I was glad to see the sunshine and hear the power saw doing its job. Stay safe.
Hi Robin, I was so pleased to hear that you were ok, The sound of trees breaking under the load of ice is scary... Well done on being prepared. much love from here in Cornwall, UK xxx
With curries I/We Indian people cook the spice’s for 20/30 minutes before adding the meat/ veg so it cooks properly. I don’t know if you know that. Just a tip plus keep stirring the spices as well plus we add the garlic and ginger half way through cooking the spices so they don’t burn.
I've said it before and I'll say it again, I love your content and when you make videos like this, it inspires me. Thank you for being you. You are appreciated, valued, seen and heard.
I am so thankful that you and your family are ok. My prayers are with you as you clean up after the storm. We have a whole house generator for such emergencies. They are way more affordable than you realize. We had ours installed for about $6000.00. It automatically turns on when we have a power outage. This is especially important yo us as we have a 47 year old special needs son. We also keep a generous supply of food and water on hand for unexpected circumstances. You can never be too prepared. I look forward to your videos. They are inspiring. You have a calmness about you that extends to your viewers.
Oh my, I recognize the sound of breaking limbs and ice crackling! The longest we have been without power was 3 weeks. That means, when you live in a rural area and have a well, you are also without water. Our generator blew up the first few days and took a TV, and stove, with it. I’m a big believer in having food on hand!!! To make it even easier I have been on a quest to find healthy pantry meal kits to keep in a crate at the bottom of my pantry.
Wow Jana! Three weeks must have been so hard! We had well water in NC, so I remember that - no fun at all. I think meal kits are a great idea. I’m sure we could learn a lot from your experience! God bless! 💙❄️💙
Us Texans just aren’t used to this type of weather! Fortunately we didn’t have any damage, just being cooped up all week! So glad to live in Texas, even with the occasional ice storm!
So thankful your okay and how well you are prepared for these times that can be so challenging! You do it with such grace! The Lord's Huge blessings to you and your family!
Hi Robin, Thank God you n your family are ok. Then your home n property spared major damage. Never saw anything like that but on TV n social media. How frightening. The Lord was watching over you. Have a fantastic and blessed week.
Very thankful all of you are okay…..and that you had no damage to your house and other buildings….loved seeing Austin frolicking about…..thank you for all your tips and hints….
Obviously people in Texas need to be prepared like us in the cold North. Stay safe and love the vlogs Robin. Stay prepared!!!! I'm loving the longer videos too!!!!! Just a suggestion...buy a deep freezer (upright). You'll save tons of money💖
Hi Robin, we are just down the road from you in Cedar Park. The devastation of our beautiful trees is heartbreaking. Our huge live oak tree reaches over our house and large branches are still on the roof. We are now waiting for our tree trimmer to assess the tree damage. Luckily, we never lost power and we do have a prepper pantry. I am going to pressure can some ready meals again since our meats are in the freezer. That way, we would just open a jar, heat it up on the camping stove and we would have a warm meal. Thank you for your videos. I truly enjoy them.
My adult son is in Tx and works as a lineman. Travels all over. You guys have had more ice than us in Massachusetts. Glad you’re thawing now and god bless.
Oh I remember how beautiful the ice storms were back East and how destructive they were to power lines and trees. Robin you did a great job preparing for the storm! Here in the Rockies our heaviest snows come in spring. I call them 'tree benders' and just like you we'll be working on trees when the weather clears. I know there is lots of clean up to do but take your time and I hope your trees will recover soon!
Yaay! My friend in Austin just text'd that power just now came back on! (Sunday evening). Also they have a newborn baby in NICU and doctor has decided to keep her one more night. Things are going to work out. Thank you Lord.
The sound of the trees breaking brought back memories to 1998 when Ontario Canada had a very bad ice storm. We were without power for eight days. Thank goodness we were prepared.
Hello Robin. I am new to your channel. I've gone back and watched a lot of your videos and love your content. It's relaxing and motivating. Thank you for sharing your trick and tips. Sorry for the tree damage and thankful you moved your vehicle. I live in north east Texas and we did not get cold enough that we had ice but we've had a lot of rain and are flooding. We will want this water come summer time. Hope cleanup was not to bad. 😊
Such a helpful video, a lesson for all of us in preparedness. This is deja vu from a couple years ago when you had the ice storm and major failure of the state’s power grid in February 2021. So glad you were prepared and the state was better prepared. Thank you Robin!
I’m in the Tyler area and some friends had trees uprooted from the ground from the weight of the ice. We never lost power at our home, but we did have our generator ready if needed! Glad you guys didn’t have more damage. Blessings to you and your family.
That Fondue set idea was pretty smart. We had a huge snow storm a few weeks ago and there are locations where the icicles are 5 inches in diameter and go from the roof to the ground.
I also live in the Hill Country and had a lot of damage to my oak trees. Hated hearing all the breaking and falling branches. Luckily, no power outages this time. Thankful for the linemen and everyone who had to work out in this weather.
I just came across your channel today. I've been craving butter chicken and wanting to make some. I've never done it with the insta pot. Sorry for all damage you received from ice storm but happy you were all safe.
I hope you are having a lovely week! Thank you for watching!!!
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Prayers for all the linemen that go out 24 hours a day to restore power!
Absolutely Sara! 🙏❄️💙
We're not too far from you guys, in Temple. It was so sad, and a little scary, listening to all the trees breaking and falling. Even in the midst of an ice storm, you make your videos so encouraging and calming ❤️. So glad y'all made it thru okay!
Thank you Caroline! I’m so glad you made it through okay. Yes! I’ll be happy not to hear that sound again anytime soon! 🥶😄💙❄️
I’m down here in Leander! Just cleaned up,the tree branches from the back yard. Thankfully we didn’t lose power!
@@katharvey7324 I am also in Leander and man the clean up was brutal in some parts for sure. Thankfully we didn't lose power either.
Glad to see you were left mostly unscathed. I can't believe the grid still hasn't been fixed! Gov Perry really did some damage when he was in office and we're still feeling the effect.
So glad you guys are okay, Robin. This is just one reason it's extremely important to be prepared. Especially those of us with families who we care for on a daily basis. God bless you and your family, Robin. ❤️✝️
Thank you Jennifer! So true! God bless you and your family! 💙❄️💙
Thanks for the video
My spouse is 74...cracked out his chainsaws...busy on our 5acer ranch in Georgetown Texas...prayers fam
Tree's fallen out this way hard core
Hi Robin! So grateful you and your family are all well after the ice storm. This is a perfect example of why it’s so important to be prepared. You do a wonderful job of explaining and demonstrating how you keep your food stores topped off. Every Sunday we love watching your video because it’s such an inspiration to keep the house in order! Thanks 🙏.
Thank you Brenda! 💙❄️💙
Good afternoon, Mrs. Robin! We had our fair share of ice storms in Arkansas this past week as well! We thank GOD for HIS protection through it all, too. I look forward to your videos on Sundays and am attempting to watch them all. (I've been a fan since the beginning of the pandemic.) Your presence is a peaceful comfort and I often put your channel on auto play as I clean. It's as if I have a dear friend over to visit, LOL! I APPRECIATE all of the wisdom you share. THANK YOU for allowing us into your family's home and lives!!! GOD bless and keep you all...
Aww! Thank you Christina! I'm so glad I can keep you company while you clean. I appreciate all of the love and support more than I can say. God bless!💙❄💙
Thank you, Ma'am!!! 😘❤🙏
The weather looks like a Winter Wonderland ❤❤❤❤❤
I learn so many things from the content creators I follow. You being one of them! A fondue pot!! Ingenius! I am so happy to hear that storm is behind you and it was catastrophic. Praise God!! God bless you richly!
Thank you,sissy!!! Thank you....I live love love....cleaning ❤️ 😍 💖 with your longer...play' videos....my 🏠 gets cleaner with your soothing voice..
The idea of an ice storm in Texas is mindblowing! I'm so glad you're all safe.
The idea of using the instant pot on the stove under the event is just genius. Loved this video, Robin. In only have four cupboards in my ridiculous kitchen, so I don't have a lot of room for storage, but I do my best. Much love xx
So glad you and your family are prepared. There's comfort in knowing you have backup supplies for heat, food and etc. 💜
Absolutely Peggy! Thank you!
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So sorry Robin, ice can be so destructive. glad they restored your power so quickly.
My cousin lives in Round Rock Texas so she has explained about these events. She even said at times a small trickle of water in faucets kept pipes from freezing. Is that the case by you? I'm looking forward to the day when God will remedy all the natural disasters and our earth will be a paradise again like he originally purposed.
Hi Robin, I´m so glad, that you are OK!!!🙏 In our mountains (Krkonoše = Giant Mountains; Czech Republic), there have been three tragic accidents due to falling trees since autumn 2022. In two accidents, a huge broken tree fell directly on a passing car and all the people in the cars died. During the last one, a tree fell on a person while walking😭... God bless you all!😊
That’s terrible Sona. Falling trees are incredibly dangerous. Thank you and God bless! 💙❄️💙
I didn’t realize, until this video, that Austin has such an adorable white bum. I’m so sorry for the damage, glad it wasn’t your house or cars.
Hi Robin - thank you so much for showing us what went on up in your neck of the woods. We were not affected by ice here in South Texas. Melissa had the same type scenario that you had up in Dallas. My house is all electric like yours and I had issues in that last storm. I’ve burned tons of firewood in my fireplace but it didn’t make it any warmer. Finally I went and stayed with my daughter Rebecca Who still had power. You did such a good job and preparing for this type of urgency. Last time people made fun of us here in the south about the freeze we had. They don’t understand that we just don’t have the infrastructure to withstand that kind of weather. I love seeing all how you prepared food and your Prepper pantry stuff. I no longer have to think about that much. Rebecca usually prepares for me to be with her. She always buys extra water and extra food for me too. Such thoughtful daughter. Melissa‘s husband is a news man that works for a network news channel. Every emergency that has ever come about she has been alone because he has had to be out covering the news. However he retired last week and so she had somebody with her this week. Thanks again for this great video. I always watch your videos multiple times because sometimes it seems like I miss something. you don’t realize how much company you give me. Love in Christ
Thank you so much Donna! I’m really glad you were able to avoid this storm. It was crazy, but thankfully we had 70’s today and made a ton of progress with the cleanup! You are blessed to have daughters that look out for you and I love that I can now picture you all! I saw an email from you and apologize for being slow to respond. I’m a little behind following all the excitement, but hope to get caught up this week. Have a blessed week sweet friend! 💙❄️💙
I cannot image how tough it is living in areas of extreme weather. Best wishes from London, England.
Thankfully, those of us who live south of I-10 were spared this time. Stories of cracking tree limbs and lack of power and heat for days brought back memories of the ice storm that hit our area in 1997. In our area between hurricanes and ice storms the trees have taken a beating over the years. Luckily they grow back. Glad you and your family ok and are moving on.
Praise God that none of you or your property were damaged or injured 🙏 like you said it looked beautiful but those poor trees suffered there! Good homemaking video & I pray for your safekeeping❤🙏
I'm so glad you are all okay. Seeing the damage to your trees is heartbreaking. The last 3 winter storms predicted for our central Illinois area passed us by so we've been blessed with a very mild winter so far. Today it was 55 degrees. One thing we have in this home plus the two prior homes we've lived in is a whole house generator. It runs off of our natural gas line. While they aren't cheap, when factoring the cost into the whole cost of building a new house they aren't really that bad. And some years ago it came in handy when we had an ice storm and later a tornado that caused power outages for nearly a week each time. We don't regret that purchase even for an instant. Take care.
Thank you Kathy! That would be a great thing. We have a portable generator, but your system would be much better! ❄️💙❄️
You have my prayers dear Robin. I’m so grateful you and your family are ok! Thank you for the lovely comforting recipes too.
Thank you Etta! Have a blessed week!
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Here in our part of Oregon, we had an ice storm, too, during that same time you did. We lost power for 8 days, and some people here were out for 2 weeks. It sure was a good test to see how prepared I was but also how I was lacking. We have a well, so there is no running water when we have no power. I collect rain water, and that sure helped. I really enjoy your videos. Thank you for making and sharing them.
I am so happy that the ice melted and you and your family and home were OK!
Thank you Diane! 💙❄️💙
Unbelievable, thank goodness you, your family , and Mr A are ok.
Thank you Sara! God bless you and your family! 💙❄️💙
Hi Robin, just watched, glad to see & hear that you and your family weathered the ice storm. Said thankful prayer for TX.
Just finished watching Scandish Home. Your next. 🤗
Yay! Thank you Jean! 💙❄💙
Hi Robin, I’m happy to hear you are all safe. I’m sorry your beautiful trees suffered damage. Here, in the middle Atlantic states we get that black ice, which is so dangerous. However, except for those few cold days, we are not experiencing a bad winter, but we still have a good way to go yet. See you next week.
We are Costco members too…..but honestly I find the organic ones in the glass square jars at Ocean state job lots and they are fresh and amazing……and not too big quantity that goes bad
I thought about you this week and was hoping for the best. So sorry to see the damage to the tress. Happy that your power wasn’t too big of an issue. I completely understand the storm anxiety. I’m terrified of winter storms because of 2021 here in Katy. I had two burst pipes and it was a nightmare. Two solid years of getting the house properly repaired. Thankful you were spared from anything worse. God Bless.
Thank you Shel! I love snow and wintertime, but this level of ice was hard to handle. I’m glad that you missed this go-round and that all the repairs are behind you! God bless!
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Oh Robin; I am so sorry that you experienced this…..but really grateful that you are all ok and that you made it through !! I never knew this was happening in your area!
I love your idea of making the tea, with the fondue set! That was genius! I think I am going to order a fondue set just for this reason. We often have these types of storms up here in the north, and I think this is such a great idea!!
I hope everything is getting back to normal for you and your family now, and you are fully out of the woods! It looked like at least someone fuzzy had a good time playing in the icy grass! ☺️ lol ! God bless Robin….and many blessings for the new week! ~ Audrey ♥️☺️
Praying for my friends back in Texas. I watch from Japan where we are on the mission field. Hopefully getting to visit Texas later this year!
Thank you for your service and God bless! 💙❄️💙
So happy your family is doing well. Continued prayers for you and your neighbors. 🙏🏼
Thank you Lina! 💙❄️💙
Robin, when I heard of the storms, I was praying for you. The damage is hard to see, but I am grateful that you are well and warm again. Grateful the damage was minimal in the grand scheme of things, that your family, your home and vehicle are all ok. Prayers for you as you clean up and move forward. ❤️❤️❤️
Thank you so much Shari! We could feel your prayers! God bless you and your family! 💙❄️💙
Hey Robin, so sorry about your beautiful trees. I'm very thankful to our Heavenly Father that y'all are safe and you home is safe.
You have really built up your pantry since you moved. It looks great. I'm glad you prepared ahead and had a back up plan. We all need to be prepared. Love yo your sweet family Robin. Be blessed.
Thank you so much Carol! We are very thankful too! 🙏 Have a blessed week! 💙❄️💙
I've kept a prepper pantry for years, it really does help. When the pandemic started, we didn't have to do any grocery shopping for the first 6 months because we had everything we needed. Ooh goodness so glad y'all are okay.
So glad y’all are ok. Material things can be replaced but not lives. Have a blessed week 🙏🏻
Thank you Mayde! 💙❄️💙
The sound of a tree breaking like that gives you a helpless feeling. We had ice here in our part of southern MO a couple weeks ago. We are a little more used to it than y'all. Although, I think you have had more ice than we have the past couple years. I am glad we can be happy the damage wasn't worse, but those trees took a significant hit. Thank you for sharing your experience. God bless!
So glad you all are safe and prepared! Lots of good information. Thank you for sharing!👍
Thank you Becky! 💙❄️💙
So sorry to see such damage from the ice storm. Thankfully your house is intact and you’re all ok. We NEVER see anything like this in Sydney Australia. Right now we are enjoying a hot summer, so very different from your weather at the moment. Thank you for taking the time to show us what an ice storm looks like. Please take care and stay safe.
The idea of putting the older flour on top of the newer flour is so smart. I’ll definitely be doing that in the future. I’m glad you didn’t have any major ice damage. I live in Virginia and we get ice storms too or heavy/wet snow storms. We usually will lose tree limbs too. Thank you again for such a relaxing video and so grateful your family and home are safe.
Thank you Loretta! 💙❄️💙
So glad you did so well during the storm. It’s sad to see all the broken branches but at least no major damage to your home. Strange weather…we had -40 degree (wind chill feel) temps here in New England this weekend. Luckily we didn’t lose power. God bless you and your family and this channel! ❤
Thank you Candice! God bless you and your family as well! 💙❄️💙
The power of nature and the resiliency of your family.
Absolutely Evelyn! God bless!
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I would check and see if your garage door has an emergency release handle that you can use during a power outage. They usually have them for situations just like this. Glad eveyone was safe and no major damge was done. Thank you for sharing!
So many trees damaged! Glad homes were spared. We've gone through several bad ice storms in Michigan. One lasted with no power for 2 weeks! We were the only ones at home in our neighborhood because we were prepared. You make a very good point when you said that by being prepared you could stay home and not have to go to the store. This helps the people who weren't prepared and need to get supplies.
Thank you! Wow 2 weeks! So glad you were prepared! 💙❄️💙
BRRR! We had a very similar storm here in TN 2 years ago and lost power as well. I hope to not have that experience again! It was beautiful but destructive at the same time. So glad your family is ok!
Glad you’re okay too Pamela! God bless!
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Hi Robin, I can't believe the ice storm there! Hope you are all remaining safe and cozy at home. Sending much love, Jennifer ♥
Thank you Jennifer! 💙❄️💙
We live in your town. It's been heartbreaking seeing all the damage to the live oaks and cedar elms. I'm glad you didn't have any damage to your home, though. We didn't either, luckily. But the trees are another matter sadly.
Prepping is so important! God bless you all, so glad you’re safe. 🙏🏻💖
Thank you Carla and God bless!
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I am happy that you and your family are well.
Interested in what you cooked and ate during the power outages. So glad you all are safe! This is why we have our prepper pantries!
Absolutely Julie! Thank you!
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8m so thankful you were safe and prepared! I learned a lot from you!😊
Thank you Rachel! 💙❄️💙
So glad our flight to Dallas was canceled last Tuesday. We were sad to miss a fun trip to Arizona…but, that ice storm was brutal! It came through Nashville TN too. We would have been stuck in the Dallas airport… thank you American Airlines! Thanks for all the food storage tips, Robin… ❄️🥶
I’m so glad for you too Cheryl! I hope you’ll have another chance when the weather is more cooperative!
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So glad you are all okay! Sending lots of love and prayers. ♥♥♥♥
So sad to see the destruction of so many beautiful trees, but happy to see you all made it through with house and home intact. Living in rural Michigan, we’re very familiar with ice storms and power outages. Many of our neighbors have invested in automatic whole house generators. We haven’t gone that far yet, but do have a decent sized “non-automatic” generator that lets us keep the house warm and the lights on. After experiencing a couple of these storms in the span of a couple years, maybe a generator is in your future as well 😊
Thank you Denise! We have a portable generator, but didn’t need it this time as power was restored pretty quickly. We had it on standby and it felt good to know we could use it if we need to! 👍😅❄️💙
God bless you all and so glad you made it through the storm. Safety and love for the upcoming week!!❤🙏🏻. See you next time.
Thank you April! Have a blessed week as well! 💙❄️💙
Hi Robin. I’m so sorry for all the damages on your trees and in your neighborhood! I did pray for you when I learned about the ice storm. The sound of the breaking branches was terrible to hear just on the video, so I can imagine it must have been scary to hear it all day, so close to you! Thank you for the wonderful advices you gave about being prepared. You covered all the important areas where one should be prepared. I can understand more than ever now the importance of having a prepper pantry in situations like this! It spurs me to get more serious about building mine!
Here, in the south-eastern part of Canada where I live, the last 3 days we had extremely cold weather with strong winds the first day, but thankfully we didn’t loose power. Your butter chicken looked so yummy, I’m going to try your recipe! I hope you have a calmer week, this week! God bless! 💛💖😊
Thank you so much Monique! Have a blessed week! 💙❄️💙
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What a relief that your property didn't suffer from too much damage Robin and nobody was hurt from the falling branches. The ice looked beautiful.
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Oh my, so much ice. It's good to know that you and your family, along with others in your neighborhood are doing well. How can something so beautiful be so be so so dangerous for us. I was glad to see the sunshine and hear the power saw doing its job. Stay safe.
Thank you Sandra and God bless!
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So glad you managed to keep your family safe , so sorry for anyone that was badly effected at this time . Love and hugs at all xx
Hi Robin, I was so pleased to hear that you were ok, The sound of trees breaking under the load of ice is scary... Well done on being prepared. much love from here in Cornwall, UK xxx
Thank you Janice! I hope you enjoy a blessed week ahead! 💙❄️💙
With curries I/We Indian people cook the spice’s for 20/30 minutes before adding the meat/ veg so it cooks properly. I don’t know if you know that. Just a tip plus keep stirring the spices as well plus we add the garlic and ginger half way through cooking the spices so they don’t burn.
I've said it before and I'll say it again, I love your content and when you make videos like this, it inspires me.
Thank you for being you. You are appreciated, valued, seen and heard.
I am so thankful that you and your family are ok. My prayers are with you as you clean up after the storm. We have a whole house generator for such emergencies. They are way more affordable than you realize. We had ours installed for about $6000.00. It automatically turns on when we have a power outage. This is especially important yo us as we have a 47 year old special needs son. We also keep a generous supply of food and water on hand for unexpected circumstances. You can never be too prepared. I look forward to your videos. They are inspiring. You have a calmness about you that extends to your viewers.
Thank God everything turned out alright. I love your grateful and positive attitude ❤️
Thank you Lisa! Java blessed week!
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Freeze your flours and grains for 3 days (deep freezer, preferably), and it will kill anything thatat might be in them.
Oh my, I recognize the sound of breaking limbs and ice crackling! The longest we have been without power was 3 weeks. That means, when you live in a rural area and have a well, you are also without water. Our generator blew up the first few days and took a TV, and stove, with it. I’m a big believer in having food on hand!!! To make it even easier I have been on a quest to find healthy pantry meal kits to keep in a crate at the bottom of my pantry.
Wow Jana! Three weeks must have been so hard! We had well water in NC, so I remember that - no fun at all.
I think meal kits are a great idea. I’m sure we could learn a lot from your experience! God bless! 💙❄️💙
Us Texans just aren’t used to this type of weather! Fortunately we didn’t have any damage, just being cooped up all week! So glad to live in Texas, even with the occasional ice storm!
Me too Debbie! God bless! 💙❄️💙
Thankful that you and the Fam are safe!! 👍
Thank you! We feel very grateful! 🙏 God bless you and your family!
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We used to have a lot of ice storms here in North Georgia. It always shut everything down. I'm very glad y'all are safe.
Hi Wanda! I have lived outside of Atlanta and remember the ice storms! I'll take snow any day! Have a blessed week!💙❄💙
Hi, Robin. I’ve been watching the ice storm you got. So glad everyone is fine. 🙏🏼
Thank you so much Annalisa! Have a blessed week! 💙❄️💙
WOW. Here in SE Tennessee we did have some I've and very cold weather but nothing like you had. Glad you were all ok.
So thankful your okay and how well you are prepared for these times that can be so challenging! You do it with such grace! The Lord's Huge blessings to you and your family!
Thank you! God bless you and your family as well! 💙❄️💙
I live in Austin and still have tons of trees in the roads, it was a crazy storm but I’m SO relieved it wasn’t as bad as 2021’s polar vortex.
Hi Robin,
Thank God you n your family are ok. Then your home n property spared major damage.
Never saw anything like that but on TV n social media. How frightening.
The Lord was watching over you.
Have a fantastic and blessed week.
Thank you Kathy! We are so grateful and are now enjoying much warmer temperatures. Have a blessed week!
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Robin so glad your family is ok from ice storms. In my prayers for a safe clean up And as you said no one was hurt or bad hour damage. Take care❤
Very thankful all of you are okay…..and that you had no damage to your house and other buildings….loved seeing Austin frolicking about…..thank you for all your tips and hints….
Obviously people in Texas need to be prepared like us in the cold North. Stay safe and love the vlogs Robin. Stay prepared!!!! I'm loving the longer videos too!!!!! Just a suggestion...buy a deep freezer (upright). You'll save tons of money💖
Thank you Tracy! I’m looking into that! 👍😄❄️💙
Hi Robin, we are just down the road from you in Cedar Park. The devastation of our beautiful trees is heartbreaking. Our huge live oak tree reaches over our house and large branches are still on the roof. We are now waiting for our tree trimmer to assess the tree damage. Luckily, we never lost power and we do have a prepper pantry. I am going to pressure can some ready meals again since our meats are in the freezer. That way, we would just open a jar, heat it up on the camping stove and we would have a warm meal. Thank you for your videos. I truly enjoy them.
I’m so glad you are all okay! I like your plan - seems like this is becoming a more regular thing! 🥶🤦♀️❄️💙
Thank goodness no damage to your house and car! Glad you were all safe. Here in NJ all we had was a little rain. God bless you and your family.
My adult son is in Tx and works as a lineman. Travels all over. You guys have had more ice than us in Massachusetts. Glad you’re thawing now and god bless.
Please thank your son for us!
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Here in Boerne TX, we lost power for 1 day, no so much damage outside. Glad your family is doing well. Thanks for the video. I always learn something!
Oh I remember how beautiful the ice storms were back East and how destructive they were to power lines and trees. Robin you did a great job preparing for the storm! Here in the Rockies our heaviest snows come in spring. I call them 'tree benders' and just like you we'll be working on trees when the weather clears. I know there is lots of clean up to do but take your time and I hope your trees will recover soon!
Thank you so much and God bless!
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These are good reminders about stocking up and rotating supplies. When you bring home flours or grains, freeze them for 24 hours to kill any critters!
Great advice Iris! Thank you!
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Wow look at the ice ! Beautiful, but soo cold I can only imagine ! So glad you are okay. GOD Bless you
Yaay! My friend in Austin just text'd that power just now came back on! (Sunday evening). Also they have a newborn baby in NICU and doctor has decided to keep her one more night. Things are going to work out. Thank you Lord.
Praise God! 🙏❄️💙
The sound of the trees breaking brought back memories to 1998 when Ontario Canada had a very bad ice storm. We were without power for eight days. Thank goodness we were prepared.
Wow! Eight days!!! I'm glad you were prepared and hope that was a once in a lifetime event! God bless!💙❄💙
Hello Robin. I am new to your channel. I've gone back and watched a lot of your videos and love your content. It's relaxing and motivating. Thank you for sharing your trick and tips. Sorry for the tree damage and thankful you moved your vehicle. I live in north east Texas and we did not get cold enough that we had ice but we've had a lot of rain and are flooding. We will want this water come summer time. Hope cleanup was not to bad. 😊
Thank you and welcome!💛😊💛
Such a helpful video, a lesson for all of us in preparedness. This is deja vu from a couple years ago when you had the ice storm and major failure of the state’s power grid in February 2021. So glad you were prepared and the state was better prepared. Thank you Robin!
Absolutely Steph! 🤦♀️ Thank you and God bless! 💙❄️💙
Glad to hear you are all okay!! Thanks for all the great tips & wonderful content on your videos!
Thank you Sharon and God bless!
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Glad to hear you survived the ice storm. We had the same in the DFW metroplex area. Fortunately, the power remained on. Take care.
I’m in the Tyler area and some friends had trees uprooted from the ground from the weight of the ice. We never lost power at our home, but we did have our generator ready if needed! Glad you guys didn’t have more damage. Blessings to you and your family.
Hi Drenda! So glad you all stayed safe. We had neighbors with uprooted trees too. Hopefully that’s it for this winter! 🙏💙❄️💙
That Fondue set idea was pretty smart. We had a huge snow storm a few weeks ago and there are locations where the icicles are 5 inches in diameter and go from the roof to the ground.
Very sad to see so much damage . Glad all ok .great pantry tips ❤
Thank you Mary and God bless!
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oh I am soo sorry about your trees! What a beautiful property you have!
Thank Laura! 💙❄️💙
I also live in the Hill Country and had a lot of damage to my oak trees. Hated hearing all the breaking and falling branches. Luckily, no power outages this time. Thankful for the linemen and everyone who had to work out in this weather.
I just came across your channel today. I've been craving butter chicken and wanting to make some. I've never done it with the insta pot. Sorry for all damage you received from ice storm but happy you were all safe.
Glad you have power!
Thank you Peggy! 💙❄️💙
I am happy that you are safe despite the challenges of the storm.
Thank you Stacie and God bless!
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