We usually get a little snow every year. It usually is about an inch deep and is primarily gone within the first day with help of the usual rain.
This last week has been crazy with snow. In contrast with Kristi's blog, we live on a fairly good size hill. not one side but the city is on both sides of the hill. The school district covers a pretty big area and the people that grew up here don't know how to drive in snow, on the whole. When I am out driving watching other people drive, it makes me nervous. Thankfully, there usually aren't very many people driving, they are usually stuck in the ditch next to the road. Whew.
The kids went to school 1.5 days this week and thus their Christmas break will be almost 3 weeks.
Our neighbors exclaimed to us that they have not seen this much snow here...ever.
Let me give you the skinny on Astoria. We don't get much snow here because it is a coastal city. The sea is much warmer than the air and helps us from getting too snowy. Unfortunately, we are caught in this year's artic winds with moisture from a typhoon from asia, thus, snow. Lots of it.
Because we are on a hill, there are some scary areas that are prone to slides and digging is almost taboo here because of the structural integrety of the city. Due to this, all our power lines are suspended on poles, kind of like "Chrismas Story". The scare is loss of power in the area due to the extra weight with snow and frozen rain. Good times.
It did make me a little home sick to see and play in the snow. Since we live on a pretty cool hill, our street has become an awesome hill for sledding for us and the neighbors. The snow was too dry to make a snowman but the angels came out very nice and the snowballs packed enough to throw and get everywhere upon impact.
It's been fun and I really don't mind a bit.
