So, it’s snowing and sticking!
Olive likes that snow is edible, but dislike that it’s cold. This is her second snow since we got her, but the first one she wasn’t confidant enough with the other girls to play in it.
Yep, I went out in my fuzzy flip flops. Not the best choice, but my ‘winter’ slippers died.
I’m still awake. No sign of the sleepies yet. Tired, though.
The first year we lived in Washington, it snowed a foot.
We’d arrived in September, and Jerome was deployed in the first half of December. We had just moved into our apartment on base in October. I barely knew my way around. I knew how to get to the Commissary (grocery store) and the PX (sorta like Target) and that was it. That was all I needed, I suppose.
I had lived in Southern California all my life. I had read about snow. I had seen snow on TV. I had visited the snow on occasion in the San Bernardino mountains…but I never had to live with snow. It snowed all of twice in my home town, Once when I was in kindergarten, and once in middle school. Both were extremely brief and the snow didn’t stick.
At this point, it was just me, and a very young Peach. Peach was very upset because Jerome had left….well, we both were.
Anyway. The first day it snowed, I went down to the Commissary mainly to get Peach food. (Yes, I carried bags of dog food home with me!) food, but for me food too. It had only snowed a little bit at this point, but when I got to the store, they were closing due to weather! So I ran to the PX. They didn’t carry Peach’s brand of dog food, but I picked a small bag one that was as close to hers as I could. Got a little food for myself. Walked home as fast as I could before the snow got worse. This was also the day I saw my first snowman in real life.
The days went on, there was more and more snow. Things got icy. I would slide to the mailbox and back. Baby Peach would hop through the snow and try to eat it all.
After a while, the mail wasn’t coming everyday. UPS deliveries were delayed.
I wasn’t used to being cooped up. I used to have friends who would help me drive places when I couldn’t walk or use the bus! I didn’t know anyone in Washington at the time, and even if I did, in my mind, it was too dangerous to be driving. The news had me too scared to even call a taxi.
My apartment got super clean. I baked to keep warm. I read any book I could find that I hadn’t read yet. I listened to tons of podcasts. I played a lot of Rock Band by myself.
Every day I hoped the snow would melt, but it stayed too cold. I was hearing on the news there was a big chance of losing power. What would I do then?
Eventually I was blending boiled chicken, vegetables, and rice to make Peach food…which quickly depleted the last of the food in the house.
Peach and I were also starting to get on each other’s nerves. At that point, Peach only had eyes for Jerome. When he left, she was very upset. She and I didn’t get along well until the next year after he came home. The whole stuck inside together all the time thing wasn’t pleasant for either of us.
Finally, I had to leave. We needed food. There was a foot of snow on the ground and I walked to the Commissary. I didn’t realize until I got there that it was Christmas Eve. I bought as much food as I could carry and trudged home. I learned that day walking through a foot of snow is HARD! The trip normally took less than an hour altogether, but this time it took more than two.
It was great to get out of the house, though. Trudging through the snow has never been so amazing! It probably never will be again…and I’m okay with that.
Soon after that, the snow began to melt and things returned to normal.
Since then, I make sure to be stocked up on things! Everything! Shampoo, non-perishable food, pet food, you name it, if it doesn’t go bad, I like to have at least one extra…just in case.
Now Jerome has made a snow fort and refuses to come inside.
I told him to order a pizza and wait for it in there. >.> If he does I will hand him the FlipCam.
Internet, I give you my first snowman, Humphrey Snowgart. :D
Tat second shot is supposed to be bigger. Click to embiggen.
It’s very pretty and very peaceful, but also very dangerous here in the Northwest where we’re not used to snow.
I’d guess we have about 6 inches in my backyard.
Jerome has been told not to come in to work. We’re going to make a snowman! I have never made one before. There will be pictures.
Hope everyone who has snow (no matter where in the world you are) stays warm and safe!
I don’t need my sweater, Mom!
And then when she came in she was shivering.
What is this stuff?
It’s sticking too! This makes me :D and D: at the same time.
Also Jerome called earlier and said we were going to see Harry Potter so I got all excited and got my Gryffindor scarf out. But he never called back and now it’s getting sort of late. =/ We’ll see what happens.