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: