SNOW!!!

The forecast came through!!! I can't believe it! If you live in Oregon, you'll know that the job of a weather guy/gal is not as easy. I remember in the past, there were a few occasions where they forecast snow fall on the lower elevation, but did not happened, and on some days that there weren't supposed to snow, it snowed! :P

Pacific Northwest is not like the mid-west or the East coast, where every winter, there SURE to be snow. So, when we have snow, and especially like the one we have today which is the "Arctic Blast", it's A BIG DEAL! ;) All day long, that's all they/we talk about in the news.

Driving is another problem here. When there's accumulations, all schools, government offices, and some businesses have to shut down due to the road condition. Since we only get snow a couple of days each year, we have very few deicer trucks out there, we depend more on sand and gravel for the roads...which doesn't help as much (I think, I might be wrong). I remember when I was living in Chicago, we had snow measured in feet, and yet, everything was still up and running, cos' it was expected! :) So, there's a difference...and we can't blame Oregonians for shutting down with just inches of snow!

Anyway, it is all fun for all of us...especially since Yesmin's Chinese class was canceled! :P Plus, there's NO SCHOOL OR WORK tomorrow as the temperature is gonna drop even more tonight! Wooohooo! :)

This is just the beginning

Spidy's web got snowed too!

This is MY snowball!

After an hour of rolling...

Lucas giving his snowball a ride in his tractor!

Front of our house

Our first outdoor decoration with Mr. Snowman