How we survived the snow

Snow-venture 2011

We drove up to Arnold for the long President's Day weekend to find our vacation house buried in snow and no power. It took me an hour to clear a path for everyone to come inside. The hardest part was driving the 1 or 2 miles into town with downed power lines, abandoned cars, and unplowed roads. The Acura did wonderfully though, and a thoughtful neighbor let us use his driveway until we could get the driveway cleared. John, Janine & their kids joined us that night for candlelight dinner and we ended up enjoying the "survival mode" until power was restored late the second day.

Valentines Day after school

Picking flowers with the chickens

Julie is keeping the house well-stocked with daffodils. The chickens are happy to peck anything to see if it's tasty.

Seattle

After seeing Mom & Dad, I spent the night in downtown Seattle. I had to hit all the familiar spots: Wallingford, Freemont, Pioneer Square, Pike Place Market, Seattle Library, etc. Probably the best highlights were getting a personal tour for of the Seattle Symphony building and striking it out my last night to hit a show at the Jazz Alley, dinner at Pink Door, and dessert at Palace Kitchen. Thanks, Gina, for giving me the ability to do this.

Visiting Snohomish & Edmonds

View from the new condo and a semi-crooked picture taken from the roof of the rental car. Great weather and it was a wonderful visit!

Views from the ride up to Seattle. Always sit on the right side of the plane!