It Never Snows in Seattle
Daisy is on the look-out for anything amiss in the neighborhood. She is also dreaming about playing, all day, in the snow. And Z. is exploring his options for throwing snowballs. Yes, snow...and snowballs. In Seattle. It has snowed 4 times here since we moved. We are being blamed for bringing the snow with us from CO. I don't think anyone can really pin that one on us, but it is awfully strange. Earlier in the school year, in CO, A. and Z. had to go to school despite 14 inches of fresh powder. Here in Seattle they have had 4 snow days due to 2 inches of snow at a time. Heh. A guy on the news last night explained that Seattle only gets snow once every 5-7 years so they do not invest in sanding and plowing equipment. I guess that makes sense. Like Jill said in her blog, it's funny to see the weather people get so excited by such a miniscule event. The kids and I made the most of the day and went sledding. A great time was had by all (although I felt very old trying to get up from the sled at the bottom of the hill. Sheesh!)
posted by Schmoopie @ 5:18 PM
3 Comments:
A. and Z. must be having a ball. Sledding sounds fun, but I think my bones are getting too brittle for such activities. :)
I went to college at a small southern university where we never saw snow. Well, it did snow once while I was there. Everybody stole trays from the cafeteria and used them as make-shift sleds. The best slope on campus had a grove of trees at the bottom though, and afterwards everyone starting showing up in class with black eyes and split lips resulting from collisions with the aforementioned trees. Who couldn't have seen that coming?
I feel your pain here to the south... how come idiots who have 4WD think it's a license to go like a bat out of hell?? lol
Jill- We had a great hill at a park, when we were kids, with the same problem (trees at the bottom) That didn't stop us from sledding down it though. :)
Cheesy- I think it's funny when people go like bats out of hell in their 4wd vehicles and end-up spinning around. We saw one the other day on a hill in our neighborhood. Even the kids had a laugh at it!
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