Woke up to over 16 inches of snow. I'm still in denial. If I don't get out of bed, it can't be that much, right? :D ( Read more... )

We are getting our first snow of the year and it's a doozy. 16-30 inches. Had a whirlwind four days with my mom in town and running around, etc. She left yesterday. Kids didn't have school yesterday either ( Read more... )

It snowed again today.  I don't like living through this historic event.  Living through Obama's inauguration last year was much more fun ( Read more... )

We've already gotten record amounts of snow (probably from the first storm we had, never mind the second, third, etc) and now they are calling for 10 more inches of snow.  *weeps*  I don't mind the snow removal so much, but having kids cooped up at home along with dh in our cozy 1,200 sq ft bungalo is enough to drive me out of my mind.  I do ( Read more... )

• babysat three kids today bringing the total in my house to five this morning; went fine
• fixed girls lunch; one ate her lunch, the other not really
• watched White Collar while girls played
• girls watched movie (Toot and Puddle) while I did something (cleaned up in kitchen?)
• made italian sausages

The National Weather Service in Sterling, Va. has issued the following statement:

...RECORD SNOWFALL FORECAST IN THE BALTIMORE-WASHINGTON DC REGION...

...EXTREMELY DANGEROUS WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS DEVELOPING TONIGHT...

GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH VISIBILITIES FREQUENTLY FALLING BELOW ONE-QUARTER MILE DUE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL DEVELOP ( Read more... )

I just spent some more time shoveling.  I don't think it was that long, but boy am I pooped.  The rest of the family is making snow cream.

As most of you probably now, it snowed here.  On our back step, I think we have now surpassed 20 inches.  Holy cow, that's a lot of snow ( Read more... )

We are finally getting snow!  Hurray!  The kids have already been out in it earlier.  I think I'll go out with them after we eat lunch.  I just have to figure out if we should try to go to a friend's house or not ( Read more... )