Snow, snow and more snow

Here's our house, both the front and back, covered in the powdery stuff. We were told it never snows in Seattle!! It actually lasted the whole night turning into rain mixed with snow, then just boring rain by Sunday afternoon causing flooding in the area and some in our basement too. Not a lot, though, most of our stuff is up on crates due to the potential for flooding. Seattle hasn't had the horrible flooding that areas south of us have: I-5 has been closed to Portland, Oregon.

Work has been slow-going. I've been called to stay home 4 times so far in the past 2 weeks. Can't say I'm complaining too much, however, if this keeps up I might just have to find something else to keep me occupied and out of trouble:-) Due to this trend and the fact that I am not one to pass up any sort of travel opportunity, I persuaded my boss to allow me to take off all next week to accompany Ryan on a business trip....to Lake Tahoe!! I can be persuasive as hell when it comes to traveling!! We'll be staying for four days at a 4 star hotel on the Nevada side, where many of the casinos are (our hotel being one of them) as well as ski resorts. So, maybe I will get the chance to snow-shoe or at least ski a bit. Ryan's conference is on the California side which is more into outdoor adventures, it's too bad we couldn't stay there as it sounds more my style but Ryan's Vegas eyes will be happy in Nevada!

On to sadder news, all of my family and friends have been accounted for and were not involved or victims in the shooting at one of Omaha's malls. Please keep the families involved in your prayers. Super scary and upsetting; I found all of this out as I was in one of the malls north of Seattle. Have to say I'm not a big fan of the chaos and pushy sales people trying to cash in on the holiday season. Arrghh! Am I grinch or what?!