Sledding

February 6th, 2010

The kids took advantage of the deserted street to go sledding.  They normally use our backyard but we had a number of tree limbs fall right in their sledding path.  So why not use the street?  Nobody was getting out today anyway.  We even saw a snowplow stuck at the bottom of the hill!

Here’s Ben:

Kate didn’t quite get the hang of it at first, but soon figured out she had to get a running start. The hill behind our house is much steeper so normally she just pushes off and gravity takes care of the rest.

We lost power for a few hours but luckily it came back at 8:00 at night. Good thing since we’re supposed to have people over tomorrow for the Super Bowl.

Snow

February 6th, 2010

The front walk and yard.

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Storm damage.

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Intrepid shovelers.

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Snow accumulation.

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GMU Basketball

February 5th, 2010


I’m sitting here watching the snow fall in the epic snowstorm of 2010 which is supposed to dump up to 36″ of snow by tomorrow night. Which is not to be confused with the epic snowstorm of 2009 which dumped 2 feet of snow on us in December. I’m supposed to be gathering stuff in case the power goes out but instead, I’m sitting here posting videos and pictures from our tip last weekend to see George Mason University men’s basketball team. Very productive!