Anna Grows

Snow at last hit Washington. Anna was excited about the 8 + inches of heavy, wet, snow that fell last night - prime snow for snowforts & snowballs. She was disappointed that school was canceled. The ONLY people in Washington that were excited about the snow were the kids. The winter wonderland created a traffic nightmare of epic propostions. While our Northern relatives, who have regularly been seeing 19+ inches of snow per storm, may laugh at the inability to handle snow in Washington, it is no joke here. Theresa - a snow veteran from Northwest Ohio fell victim to the chaos. The problems began when everyone left work early - and then the snow started early at the rate of 2 inches per hour. Theresa's 15 minute drive to pick up Anna turned into 1 1/2 hours. The snow was falling so fast and traffic was so gridlocked that the plows were also gridlocked. Ill prepared drivers were unable to go up hills, further blocking traffic. Theresa ended up spending the night at Ms Be's day...

January 18 was party day at the Fagella household. According to Anna, her Dad was celebrating his 8th birthday (Anna is still learning basic math skills). Anna was definitely more excited about the occasion than her Dad, mainly because it involved birthday cake. Anna celebrated with her parents at a local Italian restaurant (complete with Italian music and a Frank Sinatra cardboard cut-out). The food was excellent and Joe enjoyed the evening. The evening concluded with cake and presents. Happy Birthday Dad!