White Christmas??

[oxysback]

It's the same here on the valley floor in Newberg. We stuck a ruler in the snow on our deck yesterday afternoon and this morning we couldn't see any sign of it! I had to carry my poor pug out to the nearest tree so she could potty. The snow was up to mid-chest on her and she could barely walk! Hubby cleaned off the car last night and put the chains on in preparation for going to work this morning, but he didn't get very far down the road before he decided to turn around.

I don't think I've ever seen this much snow in my life!

[Biciclista]

that's part of why i got rid of my chickens. They hate this weather!

we're pretty snowed in too. we have about 9" solid snow/ice standing everywhere right now. much more fell but it compacted. more is supposed to be coming. many of our plans were canceled. DH & I have been having a blast walking to the store (3 mile round trip) and watching people driving cars who really shouldn't be on the road.

we bought our kids a sled when they were still rugrats and they never got to use it. We pulled it out and lent it to our neighbor kids so at least THEY could use it, it's the first sleddable snow i've seen here in 20 years!

[GLC1968]

Oh yeah, and we are using both the snow boots and snow shovel we bought when we moved to NC (from FL). Neither of them ever got used in 3 years of NC winters...but they get used here. Go figure!

We ventured out to the grocery store yesterday by car (8 miles). I've never used chains before but I'm sure glad I had them. It started snowing like mad when we were there and getting home was definitley precarious!

Ellen - we are just north of you...also in the valley. I never expected snow totals like this!!

(disclaimer - I'm loving this. Just loving it. It reminds me of Maine and Wisconsin and I really loved living in both places!)

This is the view out my back door right now:

[tulip]

It's beautiful! Here in the southeast it's cold (in the 20s at mid-afternoon) and sunny. It's supposed to warm up to the 50s by Christmas. No snow forecast.

How do the goats like it? Don't lose those white chickens in the snow!

[Grog]

I'm probably one of those who said that.

There is over a foot of snow in the driveway so we ain't goin' anywhere either (even if we had snow tires we just could not get out). All I have to shovel is... a broom and dust pan. Works okay for the stairs, not so great for the whole driveway. There is no where to push the snow anyway.

It's just so beautiful out there.

The great news is that I badly needed a haircut and now I can have one because everyone else has canceled their appointment.

[GLC1968]

It's beautiful! Here in the southeast it's cold (in the 20s at mid-afternoon) and sunny. It's supposed to warm up to the 50s by Christmas. No snow forecast.

How do the goats like it? Don't lose those white chickens in the snow!

The goats were tolerating it well enough until the crust of ice formed on the top (now that crust is sandwiched under more fresh snow!)...but I think the crust hurts their legs. I know it hurts mine! Even the dogs no longer like playing in it unless we break a path for them.

The worst part about the snow is that the white chickens looks so dirty in comparison!

[Irulan]

2.5+feet at my house over on the east side.

[Susan126]

All the pictures posted in this thread looks like my neighborhood! I got 12 inches of the white stuff here.

Trying to remain positive; at least we are over the "hump" . . . the shortest day has come and gone and the sun will be making it's return to the northern hemisphere.

Question . . . anyone doing a big event this summer? I signed up to do the Native Planet Bike Classic on June 20th. 128 miles from Winthrop to Ross Lake and back on the north cascade highway. I will begin training this spring. Anyone local who would like to join me on my "long rides" on Saturdays let me know. Company is always nice.

In the mean time I have been going to spin classes 3-4 times a week. Hope this will keep me some sort of decent shape to get me through this winter.