Crazy Weather

Yesterday we were suppose to get a bunch of snow overnight. It was foggy here when we got up but eventually that burned off and we had a nice, partly sunny day. Not so for the rest of the area to the east, north and south of us. R, who lives on the other side of town to the east reported several inches of snow for the dog to frolic in first thing in the morning. The news shows on tv reported lots of snow and ice and accidents on the roads all around the area, except for the west side. Weird.


The weather report said rain/snow mix over night for the area. And this is whats out there waiting for me this morning:

Not much compared to what the rest of the country has experienced but for around here pretty exicting. Not something we get every year, so it is enough to cause major headaches for the adults and fun for the kids.

The forecast calls for temps in the 40's this afternoon, so we will undoubtably lose all of this but, the forecast also calls for more rain and below freezing temps over night so we may see somemore tomorrow!

Cold!

The Northwest getting part of the artic blast thats covering the rest of the country. We're experiencing an easterly wind yesterday and today. That means the wind is coming down from Canada rather than the warmer, western wind off the ocean we normally get. It's suppose to continue tomorrow but some it's suppose to change Wednesday. Even the weatherman isn't quite sure exactly whats going to happen: snow, freezing rain, or what but they're sure something will.

It was nice and clear today, and cold. This is the fountain in our back yard.

Despite the cold, it didn't freeze all the way through because the water was still flowing after work this afternoon.

We'll see if it's still going in the morning...

Go Packers!

Lets hear it for the Packers!
It looked like they were having fun, playing in the snow.
Now, are they going to beat New York or Dallas for a chance to play New England in the Superbowl?

We are heading into a stretch of days were it isn't suppose to rain every day. Maybe the back yard will dry out some. You can clearly see the path the dogs take across the family room and up the stairs when they come in from outside. It wasn't too big of a problem with just Bailey, he doesn't like to get his feet dirty. Not so with Shakespeare. It doesn't matter what its like, grass, dirt, mud, puddles, he goes running straight through it. We have very clear evidence of how high he can put his paws.

Washing walls is becomming a regular task now, just like vacuuming.

Who Me?

I go to the dentist Wednesday to get one of my back teeth prepared for a crown. First major dental work in a long long time, maybe twenty years or so. I've been lucky I guess. The dentist always attributes it to the hard water and floride when I was growing up in the Mid-West. Whatever it is, I'm glad. I just hope it will be another twenty years to the next time.