Our Family in Seattle
In less then 8 hours I start and I swear I’m beginning to think I’m stupid.
What am I thinking? Can I really do this? Do I even want to?
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Check out my blog Tomorrow New Years Day 2009 for all the details.
Dec 22nd 2008PamQuinn & Willoweve & Xavier
Today the kids and I played in the snow. We build three snowmen – a daddy a mommy and a baby.
We knocked iceciklles (Sp?) off the down spouts and put them in front of the kids bedroom window so they could watch them melt.
We raked snow- Quinn’s idea and he seemed to have fun with it and Willoweve ate snow. I gave her very careful and specific direction on what snow was safe to eat and what wasn’t.
Here are a few pictures of our snow filled afternoon.
Willoweve
Xavier
Quinn
The kids and there snow man family.
The ice.
I hope everyone has a happy Monday and a wonderful Three days before Christmas.
So one of the things I planned to miss when we moved to Seattle was snow. Everyone we asked said Seattle Rarely got snow and when it did it didn’t last more then a few hours – maybe occasionally overnight.
Yeah – here is the pictural (is that a real word if so how is it spelled?) evidence I have collected – you decide what you think.
Seattle from Route 5 (DEc. 21st 2008)
The view from our front window Early Friday morning December 19th 2008
Alki beach around 3pm Sunday December 21st 2008.
So you tell me – does it snow in Seattle?
We have had snow on the ground in excess of 4 inches since Monday December 15th.
Here are some pictures of the kids playing in the snow.
The kids playing in the snow on Alki Beach Sunday Dec. 21st 2008.
I hope everyone is having as much fun in the snow as we are – I am personally relieved that it DOES sometimes snow in Seattle – even if it is very rare. And based on the reaction of everyone in the city I can tell it really is rare.
This weekend it snowed in Seattle.
So before Jason and I moved here we were told a few Myths about Seattle.
One of these myths – It doesn’t really snow in Seattle – but when it does it looks pretty for about 20 minutes then melts.
This myth was totally backed up by last Christmas -but has proved to be a myth this week. We STILL have snow on the ground and sidewalks and roads are still frozen SOLID.
Of course with the way many people are acting I can believe that they really aren’t used to snow.
It might snow again tonight- We’ll so – but as of right now we still have snow on our front yard from this weekend and the back roads and neighborhoods are still thick with ice.