Snowmageddon - Day1


Snowmageddon. Snowpolcolypse. A REALLY big storm. What a winter it has been for the normally snow deprived metro DC area. This is one we will be talking about for a long time. This will be added to family lore for several reasons.

The snow fun began last Saturday with a "dusting" of snow that turned into seven inches.

On Monday, Joe departed for sunny (and snow-free) Las Vegas for what he claims is a work trip with a planned return on Friday. Anna and Theresa got enjoy another seven inches of snow that took place Tuesday night. Then the predictions for a "significant" storm for the weekend began.

By the time forecaster began predicting a Friday storm, it was too late. Flights to DC were canceled for Friday afternoon and Saturday, thus Joe will be spending a couple of extra days in his luxury suite at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. Theresa and Anna will watch the 2-3 feet of snow accumulate.

In the meantime, Theresa is finding things to occupy Anna. Since everything was closed today, Anna began the day by going to the office for a few hours with Mom (and joining some of the other kids who came in with their parents). She had a good time, although very little work got done. She was exhausted after a day at the office (and she was only there for a couple of hours), and headed home as the snow was beginning.
The big afternoon project for today was taking down the lovely pineapple wallpaper in the kitchen (we know how to have a good time). Actually it was an excellent project for Anna as it involved two of her favorite things: ripping paper and spraying water. This will be a big welcome home present for Joe as the walls will be prepped for him to paint (he is SO very excited).


We will keep our fingers crossed that the power remains on and the Joe's flight on Sunday makes it. Of course getting him from the main road to our house may be a problem. Is it possible to balance a suitcase on cross country skiis?

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