Arctic Blast 2008

The meteorologists up here can't agree on the forecast. The newspaper said today we should expect 1"-2" of snow, while KGW News said expect up to 6" of snow. Well, KGW was right, we have probably over 6" of snow as of right now, 8:01pm. The snow started while we were asleep and has not stopped since. I love the snow and therefore am delighted. The only problem is the winds are averaging a speed of 20-30mph. This makes a windchill of -2 degrees.

I took a picture of our patio table right before I started blogging so you could see how massive this snow is. Tomorrow some weather folk are calling for freezing rain, but then again they said this storm wouldn't hit until this afternoon and be done by 10:00pm. I don't believe a word they say and I certainly hope they are wrong about the freezing rain.

I just measured the snow on the patio and read 6 1/2", I can't wait to see how much snow we have in the morning!

Snow Day! Again!

Today is our 3rd snow day this week and with what the forecast says it won't be our last. It is so exciting to get an extra week off from school right before Winter Break. As most of you know I sent out our Christmas e-card last week, so I thought it would be fun to post some of the blooper photos from that little photo shoot. Also, I took a few more pictures and a new video of Hank in the snow because he's just so cute.

Around 10:30 the snow really started falling hard again and is still going strong. I am glad that the freezing rain did not hit like they were forecasting, but I still took Hank on his morning walk early in case it did hit. I love snow and I am so excited that we are actually going to have a white Christmas this year (especially because that's my favorite Christmas movie). I think today we are going to go play board games with Ryan's mom and brother to help pass the time. We also ordered Hank some all weather dog boots. Don't laugh, we got them because his paws are so big and his nails are long (we are slowly trimming them down) so they get snow caught in them. We figured they would be good to have for walks because the de-icer can make dogs sick and for when we take him to mountain to play it will help protect his paws from being in the snow for a long time. They should arrive soon and I hope Hank is excited about them. I think I am going to go watch the snow fall and eat some lunch, but enjoy the video and pictures.

Snow Day Fun

Hank is a snow dog, literally, he is Malamute. The snowy weather we had gave him the opportunity to showcase his innate love for the snow. We took some pictures and a video for you to enjoy. Our favorite Hank snow manuever is when he runs sometimes he'll open his mouth and drag it along the ground gulping up snow, much a like a pelican does with water. We did not get that on video, but trust me it's hilarious.