We had a surprise today. Here's how it went down. Jill needed to take the car to the shop for a repair estimate. At the same time I had to wait home for the cable guy to come and install our internet upgrade. Laura had a date with a friend from high school, so Tim drove her to Tualatin.
After the car appointment, Jill and Tara drove to IKEA for some shopping. On the way home they picked up my mom and brought her to the house so she could see the kids and grandkids. Meantime, Tim stopped by his favorite bento house and picked up lunch.
During lunch, I was studying the sky out the dining room window, and I said, "The sky kind of looks like a snow sky." It was less than half an hour later, when snow flakes started drifting down here and there. Soon, there was heavy snow falling. Tim took Josiah out to play in the snow. They threw snowballs. They made a snow man. Tim tied a rope to a recycling bin and then put it around his waist. Josiah got in and Tim towed him around the neighborhood. I'm not sure who had more fun!
Initially, the weather stations indicated that there would be some flurries, but little accumulation...WRONG!! After a little while, we began making plans for Mom to stay the night. In addition, we were concerned about getting Tara to the airport at 5:00 AM!
In the long run, the snow stopped, the temperature rose, and the rain began to fall. I was able to take Mom home, and I believe the wee-hours trip to PDX will not be a problem...well, at least not weather-wise!!
While we were dealing with our paltry little problems, son Patrick was on a bus traveling from Amity to Portland with his high school basketball team. About the time they arrived in Portland, the game was called, and they turned the bus around. By the time they got back to the high school in Amity, they had been on the bus for nearly 8 hours. I'll get the full story later, but I am sure it was not the best day he has ever had.
So, now it is late evening. The snow has begun melting. The grandkids are bedded down. It may be time to go to bed soon!
Here's our fishpond with a garnish of snow.
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