The Second 2-Foot Snow Storm this Winter

I'm not sure if we live in Washington DC or somewhere in Northern Canada these days. On Friday and Saturday we got hit with another snow storm that dumped over 2 feet on us. The snow from the last 2 foot storm (and the two "minor" storms in between) hadn't even melted yet. And, on top of that we're supposed to get 10-20 inches tonight. It really is terrible in a townhouse community because there is nowhere to put the snow. We luckily have a small side yard, but mostly there are 6 foot piles of snow on either side of every driveway on my street.

Noah is not a huge fan of the cold, and he hasn't wanted to spend much time outside. He's also not a fan of wearing mittens because he has a hard time picking things up. But he does want to "help" daddy shovel. He's got a dust pan in a couple of these photos.

Needless to say, the federal government has been closed today and yesterday, and considering that we're getting another dose of snow now, it will probably be shut tomorrow too. I'm thinking we may go back to work either Thursday or Friday. Maybe. The biggest problem is that the region is just not equip to deal with storms like this. We don't have the kind of plows, salt, budget for it. This is understandable, as we are about to break the record for snowfall in a season. The last time DC had 2 storms as big as these was in the 1880s.

The roads are not great. We were out today to do some grocery shopping, and yesterday we got out for a little while and went to Toys R Us. But other than that, we've been shut up in the house. Considering how boring it is, Noah has been on excellent behavior, but he misses his friends.

I don't know where we're going to put another 10-20 inches when this latest wave is over. The pictures below are from Sunday.