Blizzard '10

The calm before the storm. Actually it wasn't calm this night. Not with police directing traffic in grocery store parking lots. I know it's hard to see but this parking lot is packed with people trying to get last minute groceries. Friday morning. We didn't have school because of the snow scheduled to come later that day. This is traffic that morning...people trying to get home early. You can't tell but the snow had just started.

The first dusting of snow. Around 5 o'clock in the evening.

By 9:30 in the evening.

No one was out.

By 10 o'clock Saturday morning.

You can see how the branches are just being dragged down. Even the top stem of the tree is showing.

Where's my car? It's actually the fifth mound over.

Wednesday Snow Day

This is what our Wednesday snow day looked like, when I could see grass by ten in the morning.

Somehow 38 degrees doesn't make me think snow day.

Do Rags

Gettin' ready... The Boys in the Hood...

The Sistas...

The Peeps...

The Babe...

Yo Dog...

Christmas in Michigan

Look at all those presents. Caleb trying on Grandpa's shoes.

Emma wrapped it for her mommy. Can you tell what it is?

Now Matt and Nathan look the same, with their new toolbelts.

Christmas can be so tiring.

Visiting the VanTols

I got a chance to visit the girls and had a fun time playing with them.

Christmas Bell

Somewhere along the line I told my students that I needed a new bell, so one student for Christmas got me a new one. A new sparkled up one.

National Christmas Tree

Thankfully I got there about 10 minutes before lights went out. The first year has still been the best year yet. Half of the area was gated off. For what reason I couldn't figure out. So, I couldn't even enjoy the other trees or the yule log. Oh well...next year.

Way to go Westmont

All the apartment complexs along Columbia Pike have their Christmas lights up. I saw Santa's and snowmen...but only one had a nativity. I knew I was living at the right place.

Goodbye!!

It was great having the Wolfs in town. As we were leaving the apartment the night they left, I showed Nathan the candles in my apartment windows and when he finally saw them he said, "they are lighting up the moon". I had to smile. So, here's a picture to prove it.

National History Museum

First ride on the metro. Nathan did a good job. There's the rocket ship.

Enjoying the kids interactive area at the museum.

You make a course and let a ball drop down it.

This was a winner too.

I don't know who has the bigger smile....Nathan or Kermit.

Turkey Time

First turkey...perfect. It was nice to have the Wolfs here to enjoy Thanksgiving together.

Planes

The planes were cool for awhile.

Occoquan

Nathan had a good time playing with my truck with the little cars inside, but he did say the first night they arrived..."Aunt Elizabeth, where are all the toys?". So I had to take him over to school the next morning to get more. Thank goodness we did. We spent some time in the afternoon going to Occoquan to enjoy the town.

I found this really small cute picture and then found the price tag that said 25% off. I thought that was a bargain until I saw the real price.