Snow!

Virginians take snow very seriously.  Just the threat of snow causes schools to close and people to make emergency stops at the store for milk.  Up until this week, school had been cancelled three days because snow was forecast.  And then never came.  I think one of the days it rained instead.  And one of the days there was some ice, which makes for very dangerous driving conditions on the narrow, twisty-turning, up-and-down hilly roads of Virginia.  I have tried to not snicker about the fear Virginians feel about a bit of snow; I try to not be judgemental, but it hasn't been easy.  This week, though, we've had ourselves a true snow event, and have gotten about 3" of snow.  So we've had two days off from school and work!!  The girls' school, the public library, and the university where Jason works have all been closed for the past two days (along with just about everything else including the Marine Corps base at Quantico and most state and federal government offices in the area).

Our view at 5:00 a.m. Tuesday (schools, library and university closed), 2:00 p.m. Tuesday, and 5:00 a.m. Wednesday (everything closed again).

The girls totally enjoyed the snow and have been out in it as often as they can.  We have a small hill behind our apartment and it made for some great snow fun!  The girls pretended they were penguins and slid down the hill on their bellies. (see video here)