Wonkybusker

Red Light...Green Light

The storms came and slowed everything to a luxurious, snowed-in crawl for a week or so.  And then, suddenly, life started back up again.  But faster.  Work is busy, home is busy, and spring is just around the corner.  Dieting and exercise have gone off track recently, but I plan to reign that back in.  Right now it looks like life will slow back down a bit in April, but that may change as April gets closer and the to do list gets longer.

I'm sure I'll be posting a lot in a couple of weeks since Chris will be overseas for about half of the month and I'll have no one at home to talk to but Loki!

They Weren't Wrong

Suddenly the snow is coming down much, much harder and the wind has really picked up.  They're saying the gusts are getting up to 50 mph and they're actually blowing the dog door open.  Blizzard warnings have been issued across the region and Dulles Airport is reporting white out conditions.  Loki went out and then darted right back in before deciding that this weather was fun.  She's now out chasing the snow as it blows around.

Surprisingly, Chris and I haven't even come close to running out of food despite the fact that we haven't gone grocery shopping in over a week and a half and when we went shopping they hadnt predicted this weather yet.  Although, I hope we can at least get out this weekend to replenish the fresh veggies.  Actually, I hope we can get out to go up to VT this weekend, but looking outside I'm wondering if that wil be possible.

A Plow!

Finally, 3 1/2 days after snowmageddon ended, a plow has made it's way down our street.  I still wouldn't recommend venturing out, but at least the option is now there in case of emergency.

This new storm isn't turning out to be the 10-20 inches of snow they predicted.  We got about 3 inches overnight and then it turned to sleet and freezing rain.  Apparently it will turn back over to snow and we'll get another 4-8 inches over the course of the day.  There's some wind, but nothing like the 30 mph winds with 40 mph gusts I heard about.  Maybe that's coming later today.

I'm glad I'm not planning to go anywhere today, although I'm starting to get a little stir crazy.

Snoverkill

The National Weather Service is now saying 10-20 inches for tomorrow night.  Right, because we haven't had enough yet.  And, while they can't predict accurately so far out, Saturday we might have more.  There's no where to put the snow we have.  Snowmore!

Still Digging Out

It's been over 36 hours since the storm ended and still no one has come to plow our road.  Fortunately, there's no work today.  I wouldn't be able to go in anyway.  My little Elantra can't drive through over 2 feet of unplowed snow.

Then tomorrow night we're expected to get 5-8 more inches of snow.  Some predictions say 15 inches isn't out of the question, although it's unlikely.  This is turning out to be an interesting week.

Pictures As Promised

   

Another Snow Day

The snow has stopped and I can confidently say that we have between 25 and 30 inches on the ground.  Beyond that, it's difficult to tell due to snow drifts.  I'm getting ready for another nice snow day and will be making nachos for the Super Bowl.  City officials will have a meeting at 3pm today to decide if there's work tomorrow but, considering we haven't seen a single plow yet, I would be surprised if everything opens back up tomorrow.  Chris has started shoveling our driveway, but that much snow takes a long time to remove.  He's also gotten some snow off of our shed roof and carport roof, which is good since there have been a few reports of roofs collapsing.

We'll be posting our own pictures from where we are later today, but for now, here are some fun pictures of the Dupont Circle snow ball fight yesterday:

http://dcist.com/2010/02/click_click_snomgasm_2010.php

SnOMG

We had 20 inches when we woke up this morning and another 7-11 inches are expected to fall duing the day.  It's still coming down quickly.  Loki is loving it, although I found it too deep to even ski in.  It does seem to be good snowman snow, though.  It's quiet and pretty and I'm glad I don't have to go anywhere today.  And I have lots of time to put together lasagna for dinner.

Getting Ready for Snowmageddon

Depending on who you ask, we could be seeing over 30 inches of snow!!  Panic!  Run to the store and stock up on toilet paper!  We're all gonna DIE!!!!

I had a half day of work today and am not sure how long it will take to clear the roads.  Right now we have beautiful, falling snow that has just started sticking to the roads.  All plans for the weekend are looking like long shots so I think we may just have another quiet, snowed-in weekend.  We have food, flashlights and candles are on standby, and Loki is just thrilled with the snow.  Happy birthday, puppy!

New House Projects

It may be winter, but we've been looking toward spring with a new patio almost finished.

 

And we've been working to organize our basement. I'm particularly happy about our little wine corner.