Snow Day

I LOVE snow!! I know lots of people really like clear, cold sunny days, but not me! Give me a pretty postcard snowy day. After a week of teasing and temps in the low 20's and teens, our storm finally hit. (The previous two storms hit in Portland but missed us who are only 60 miles north.)

Today was our first SNOW DAY of the school year. Since it was predicted to really snow in the morning and then have freezing rain in the afternoon, I wasn't sure I would be able to get home so I stayed home with the kids. They were very excited to have school cancelled. (At first, the school district said it would be a 2hour late start.) Castle Rock was going to be the only school in all of SW Washington and NW Oregon who would have been open today, but luckily they changed their minds. (I think they realized they would have late start and early release which just didn't make sense to run all the buses and not get credit for a day of school.)

I'm excited. I'm frantically trying to get ready for Christmas (which I just realized is only a week away - AAAAAHHHH!!!!). I was able to get lots of presents finished, wrapped, boxed and ready to go. Now I just need to keep up the work. (but I'm a little tired from shoveling my walks and decks - twice so I might just take a break and hit it hard in a little bit.) Now I think I'm going to start a fire, drink a cup of cocoa and enjoy the snowflakes.)


Here are a smattering of pictures from my house today.

Winter wonderland from my front door.

Frosty finial from my back deck gate post.

B and the dogs making the world's largest snowball (or could have been a snowman's head). Cricket the black dog LOVES balls, so she REALLY wants B to throw it. It's pretty funny to watch her chase snowballs.

M shows that we got about a handful of snow by about 4pm today.

Yep.... 6inches of frostiness with another 3+ inches predicted tonight. (Oh and meterologist keeps saying we'll get the freezing rain too.)

My coworker called me tonight and said the judges did something pretty astounding this afternoon. They cancelled officially court for tomorrow...... All District, Municipal. and Superior Courts (and associated clerk's offices) are closed tomorrow. (And the best part is that the presiding judge talked to Jim Z who is the head of the county's personnel office and told them that it is paid time and we are not to be charged vacation time for it.)

HURRAY!!!!!

I LOVE SNOW DAYS!!!!!