So it did end up snowing on Saturday — pretty much all day, and there was some left over on Sunday. Dave and I had planned to take the Lily Bean outside for her first encounter with snow… buuuttt, it didn’t work out exactly that way. Heh. When Dave went out yesterday morning to get his coffee, I asked him what it was like out there. He said it was butt-freezing cold! The windchill made it something like -15. Goodness. I don’t even understand what “-15″ means! I’m totally California-chick. He said he wouldn’t take out Lily Bean out there if it were up to him, and that kind of discouraged me. So we decided to wait to see if it would get a wee bit warmer before we take her out. The whole day came and went, and every time I looked out, the winds were going at what seemed like a mile a minute. The trees were all windy-like and swaying back and forth here, and we decided that we shouldn’t take her out in that cold. Granted, she’s a Canadian baby and she would get used to it eventually, but yeesh. Maybe next time!
Besides, we were going to make a snowman, and from the looks of it in the front yard, there wasn’t much snow left on the ground to make anything, since the winds were blowing all the snow to and fro. It looked like a blizzard over here. Then I saw Erin’s photos of their day out down in Bellingham, and I was like, “That looks SO MUCH sunnier than over here!” What the heck? And it looked like they got more snow than we did. How does that work, since it’s only half an hour from where we are to Bellingham? So weird.
We saw on the news all these accidents — specifically from Bellingham. They were showcasing some accidents right on Yew St., and it was so weird seeing my work stomping ground on TV. Cars were slipping and sliding and crashing into each other. One police car got out of control on a hill and just went sliding down. A police car! Goodness. I’m so glad we didn’t have to go out anywhere over the weekend. Everyone’s safe and sound at home. So today I’m going to take it really carefully, since I have two appointments in the back roads of Bellingham and Ferndale. I kind of want to cancel. I’m not so good in the snow, what with being a Southern California girl and all. But we need the money. Maybe I’ll just stay home and catch up on all my paperwork. We’ll see what happens.
I need to refill on my multi-vitamins. Specifically for pregnant and nursing mothers. I ran out but don’t have money to get more. Isn’t that sad? Though I guess I’m not complaining too much because they’re like horse supplements to me. They’re giant and I hate swallowing them. It should be another week before I can go get some more, though. In the meantime, I’m trying to eat more healthily and fully so that I can make enough milk for the Beaner.
