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My daughters got their first taste of snow for this winter over the weekend. When they went to bed Wednesday night, it was snowing, and they could only just contain their excitement. They were so disappointed when they woke up on Thanksgiving morning to find that none of the snow had accumulated.
On Friday, we drove up to New York to my parents' house. They've been getting regular bouts of lake-effect snow, and when we arrived, there was plenty of snow for the girls to play in. Unfortunately, it was late when we arrived, and the girls had to wait until Saturday morning, when they dragged me out to the hill behind my parents house. My parents keep two plastic sleds for the girls to use, and they took full advantage:
After lunch, they convinced my father to go outside with them, and he found himself involved in a snowball fight against the two girls. I'm not sure how much fun he had, but the girls enjoyed themselves.
For my antipodean friends who are enjoying the early days of summer, here's what my parents' house looked like on Saturday:
Of course, the weather is supposed to warm up this week, and most of that snow is forecast to melt. Its still early winter, and they'll probably have more snow than this by the time we get back up there at Christmas time.
On Friday, we drove up to New York to my parents' house. They've been getting regular bouts of lake-effect snow, and when we arrived, there was plenty of snow for the girls to play in. Unfortunately, it was late when we arrived, and the girls had to wait until Saturday morning, when they dragged me out to the hill behind my parents house. My parents keep two plastic sleds for the girls to use, and they took full advantage:
After lunch, they convinced my father to go outside with them, and he found himself involved in a snowball fight against the two girls. I'm not sure how much fun he had, but the girls enjoyed themselves.
For my antipodean friends who are enjoying the early days of summer, here's what my parents' house looked like on Saturday:
Of course, the weather is supposed to warm up this week, and most of that snow is forecast to melt. Its still early winter, and they'll probably have more snow than this by the time we get back up there at Christmas time.
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Date: 2005-11-29 02:46 am (UTC)But so beautiful, and my heart warmed at the thought of your two little angels playing with their grandfather!
Pete, fondly remembering a magic, but cold, few days.
Ditto
Date: 2005-11-29 07:35 am (UTC)What a beautiful house. Truly lovely
Re: Ditto
Date: 2005-11-29 09:47 pm (UTC)I wonder what my parents would say to that. The house (or at least the oldest part of it, as its got a couple of additions) is probably approaching 175 years old, which raises some maintainence issues that I'm sure my parents would rather not have to deal with. But this is the house I grew up in, and so it will always be "home" for me, massive snowfalls and all.
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Date: 2005-11-29 05:41 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2005-11-29 09:49 pm (UTC)