December 12, 2016 Ready for Christmas

JB & MAX on Friday.

More than a foot of snow
now at Rose Camp.

Friday 12/9. We received another 5" of snow, so it was another morning of plowing and shoveling.  Dinga is acting even wilder than normal with all this snow.  She just wants to run and play!

After lunch we drove down the road to tamp down the snow, JB leading in MAX and me following in Miss Kitty.  We parked MAX where our road meets the main canyon road, and drove Miss Kitty down to pick up the mail and get a couple items out of JB's Jeep.  It took about two hours and was a bit chilly since our high for the day was just 16.

Saturday 12/10. Wow!  It was 20 this morning with blue sky.  Hardly need a jacket. . .  We had received another 3" of snow.

I woke up full of the Christmas spirit.  Put everything else on hold, and decorated the house in the morning.  Another great thing about having a small home, it doesn't take long to decorate or do anything else.  Then I got all the rest of the packages and cards ready for JB to mail on Wednesday when he goes to town for an annual doctor's appointment.

After lunch we did more plowing and shoveling.  A little after 1:00 pm, while I was concerned that the valley fog would creep up from the west and north, it sneaked in from the south.  By 3:30, we were surrounded and the temperature had dropped a good ten degrees.  Our high for the day was 22.

The fog cleared after sundown.  The moon shone brightly on the snow and the stars were brilliant in the night sky.

Sunday 12/11. Even warmer this morning with a temp of 26!  There was valley fog, and clouds were encircling us on the horizons.  We had 1" of new snow and a light breeze that was serving up snow bombs.

I love getting up in the morning and walking out to all the Christmas decorations!  I have really gotten into the spirit of it earlier than most years.

The current issue of Archaeology magazine is excellent, as usual.  Having been instilled with my Dad's love of history and artifacts, I read every page.

Randy called to say they have about 7" of snow, and a bull moose traipsed across their yard today!  It must be so cool to see that.

We had blue sky and lots of sunshine with a high of 32.  By 2:00 pm, there was a huge, white wall to the west obscuring the mountains and slowly moving towards us.  But it broke up and never did get here, dropping the forecast snow in Leavenworth instead of Wenatchee.

And, speaking of forecasts, we are in for extremely cold temps beginning Tuesday evening.  Possibly below zero.  So I am going Down There tomorrow to mail the last of the packages and Christmas cards.  Will also pick up a few perishable groceries and some supplies for my crafting project.  JB may have to cancel his appointment for Wednesday.

It is definitely time for the fleece sheets, so I got them on the bed today.  It is so nice the way they never feel cold against your skin.

Monday 12/12. It is 18 and mostly cloudy this morning.  Not really looking forward to that cold drive. . .

Thought for the day: Nothing is more unreliable than the populace, and nothing more deceptive than the whole electoral system.  Cicero (106-43 BC)