Category Archives: weather

Channeling Annie

Posted on February 6, 2010 by Laura

The sun’ll come out, tomorrow…except that it happened today! One last “during the storm” picture On a walk (they must have reconsidered cleaning off their car!) Proof of how much snow we got – this is not from shoveling, just … Continue reading →

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Division of Labor

Posted on February 6, 2010 by Laura

Nik is shoveling.  I’m baking my way through the storm.  I’m definitely getting the easy end of the deal. (Farmgirl Susan’s Oatmeal Toasting Bread and Oatmeal Raisin Cookies)The snow has finally slowed down although it’s still snowing quite a bit.

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Living Biblically

Posted on February 6, 2010 by Laura

It’s pretty hard to obey the 10th commandment when your neighbor owns a snowblower (or at least your neighbor has a friend who owns a snow blower).(See Nik and our neighbor in action?  And note the other driveway – the … Continue reading →

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Valdez has nothing on us

Posted on February 6, 2010 by Laura

Pretty soon we’re going to have a tunnel for a sidewalk. (And yes, it’s still snowing hard.)

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And it just keeps falling…

Posted on February 6, 2010 by Laura

Nik went out around 10:30 and shoveled for about an hour last night.  This morning, this is what we saw when we woke up around 6:30:From our dining room window: From our kitchen door: And yes, Nik completely cleared our … Continue reading →

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“The Big Kahuna”

Posted on February 5, 2010 by Laura

We’re in the middle of a gigantic snow storm – two storms to be exact, which are converging on the mid-Atlantic.  The forecasters are calling for anywhere from 20-30+ inches of snow over the next 24 hours.  At some points … Continue reading →

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Snow Days!!

Posted on December 21, 2009 by Laura

21.7 inches of snow = 2 snow days!! Vacation a little bit early!

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A great day so far!

Posted on December 19, 2009 by Laura

1.  Slept in (until 8:30, which is super late for me). 2. Made pumpkin muffins (from the Simply in Season Nutty Pumpkin Bread recipe – I always double the spices).  I used Alaska cranberries that Meggan, in her overwhelming generosity … Continue reading →

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You know what this means, don’t you?

Posted on March 2, 2009 by Laura

SNOW DAY!!!! And this is my current view from my computer.  Our biggest snow storm of the year came in March!

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Ice Day!!

Posted on January 28, 2009 by Laura

Yes, that’s a 1/4 inch of ice on top of yesterday’s snow day.  And so, I have to fulfill the other half of my bargain with myself.  Yesterday, I told myself, “This is a fun snow day so you should … Continue reading →

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