I did not sign up for this!

I grew up in San Diego. When I was little we did not even own an ice scraper for the car. On the few days that there was ice on the windshield, we would take a cup of hot water and splash it on the windshield. I have lived here in the Puget Sound Area since 1993 and I have never seen so much snow here!!! Here is a series of pictures since December 18th.

December 18th - My backyard

December 21st - I think my backyard is under there?

December 22nd - Where the heck is my backyard?

Yesterday I tried to make the most of my indoor time and I put together that puzzle and arranged my cookie plates to give away to my co-workers. Of course, since I have not been to work since last Tuesday and my office closed today, I am not sure when I will be able to give them away. I may just have to eat it all myself.

Good news is that we did not lose power this year. I am going to spend today cleaning the house like a mad woman because we have extra family that may be crashing at our pad. My husband's family is in Alaska and all flights from Alaska pretty much have to route through Seattle. All the flights out of Seattle were cancelled yesterday and most were cancelled today. So his family that were trying to get from Ketchikan to Phoenix are stuck. Perhaps until the end of the week. So we are going to have a good old-fashioned family Christmas and try not to have it end up like my favorite movie, Christmas Vacation.