Snowstorm of a century

As of 2pm today we've had 55 inches of snow this winter. This breaks the previous record from 1898-1899 when DC received 54 inches. I think we can all agree, once and for all, that global warming is a hoax. In fact, I think this also debunks the "world is round" argument, because clearly a round earth wouldn't be able to sustain the 5 foot snowdrifts that are on my lawn right now. Only a FLAT earth could balance that load. We'll cover evolution in the next post, but suffice it to say that if evolution were real, I'd have a fur coat and a live 120V outlet on my elbow.

Luckily we only lost power for a couple of hours on Saturday morning. Heat would have been a problem, as would hot water. But the real crisis could have been having two toddlers at home for six (going on seven) days without television and dvds. They don't care about hot food, or heat, or hot water. They laugh at baths, have no need for food, and somehow generate their own heat through their unlimitless energy reserves. And to parents, these things are all secondary.....to sanity.

On Friday, Ali and I were really excited about the prospect of a day at home with the kids. Quality time, and all that. We baked, and arts and crafted, and played, and danced and such. And Saturday we had fun in the snow. And Saturday afternoon we.......started to get a bit of cabin fever. And then Sunday came and went. And Monday started to clear up a bit, but then Tuesday came with grey skies and dire forecasts. And then for crying out loud we had an actual BLIZZARD today.

Here are my top 10 Blizzard 2010 memories:

10. Jake wandering upstairs this afternoon and telling us he'd fallen asleep in the basement watching cartoons.
9. Sadie demanding to call her mittens "cakes". You don't argue with Sadie.
8. Jake and I starting a snow tunnel at opposite ends and finally meeting in the middle.
7. Getting our power back just as I had three bread doughs rising.
6. Seeing the neighborhood dogs having to poop in their own yards because of the snow.
5. Justifying purchase of four-wheel-drive minivan.
4. Having Jake come back again and again for slices of my homemade bread.
3. Getting $100 use out of a $10 Marshalls pool raft I bought Friday night on the way home from work.
2. Finally cooking a dinner (brined roasted chicken) that Sadie loved.
1. Having Ali here. Sappy? Maybe. But we make a good team and I couldn't have survived the past week without her!

Jake and Sadie on our driveway. Seriously, I've never seen snowbanks like these except at shopping mall parking lots.

Ali shoveling the stairs. Again.

Jake on our $10 Marhsall's pool raft with Tally and Piper.


Here's our 80's party (Violent Femmes in the background):


And here's us outside as the Blizzard was finally dying down: