Snow-tastrophy

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 daycare along with another mom who was unable to get home. People were literally abandoning their cars along the road, further complicating the plowing efforts. Commutes were averaging 6-8 hours. It was an ugly scene.

Anna was very excited to have a slumber party at Ms. Be's. Ms. Be treated her snow refugees to a large dinner and breakfast before everyone departed. Tonight she is housing another parent who has been without electricity due to the storm.

Theresa & Anna headed home and proceeded to shovel out the driveway and play in the snow. Joe was safely in Las Vegas....again.