Toby's Thoughts

Hello all,

 

I decided to sit down and write a few words (or more) about our wintery weekend we are having.  All last week we were hearing that a snow storm was coming in to the area on Sat. around noon.  We were out with the girls at swimming lessons then to Starbucks for hot chocolate for them and coffee's for us.  Little flakes started to fall and we were all excited.  For once I was not on call or out of town so I was pleased to enjoy it and have fun with the 4wd on the 4runner.  We then ventured out to a wildlife refuge.  By now it was really coming down and the road was totally covered.  We drove through the 5.5 mile auto tour which we had pretty much to ourselves.  Sienna said as we swooshed through the woods that it was like driving through Narnia.  April spotted about 6-7 white-tail deer on a distant ridge but they jumped a small fence before we could show the girls.

 

After stopping at the Library and Safeway for some apples and basic groceries we navigated our course for home.  April had mentioned before we left for our little journey that it would be fun to make a apple pie.  When we arrived home we had a few inches already and I was busy shoveling the snow and the girls were making lunch.  I decided to have a little fun with Sienna and have a pie competition.  We both got on our aprons and went to work making the crust and then slicing the apples up with our corer.  Sienna was like a little Martha Stewart but our kitchen did not look camera ready like hers.  Later we enjoyed hot pie with milk. 

 

This morning I woke up to hearing the low hum of snowthrowers churning their way through about 10 fresh inches of new snow.  I on the other hand had left our snowthrower with the folks that rented our home on Alice (as we call it).  So needless to say I wasn't really looking forward to shoveling the driveway.  It took me about an hour to shovel it all out.  I talked with the two neighbors across the street and they have lived here about 10 years and have not seen this much snow.

 

I think I will be looking for a snow blower soon on Craigslist!  I have enclosed some pictures that I took earlier this morning and a couple from swimming lessons.

 

Have a great day

 

Toby & Girls.