We're baack!

Back in this hemisphere but not in NY - first, a short side trip to see the grandparents in NJ for the weekend. The trip to AZ was mah-velous. Gorgeous weather and the plane trip was pretty painless too. Saw my sister's kids (22 and 24 years old, as hard as that is to believe) and of course my brother's ADORABLE new baby (picture the Gerber baby, only cuter), and his darling daughter (age 4). I'll send photos when I get home.

More snow

This morning on the ABC morning show, I saw Sam Champion, their weather man, broadcasting from "outside Syracuse," but he was 30 miles outside Syracuse. Up there, they've gotten over 60 inches of snow this week. I think we've gotten two inches. Every time it snows up there, they get at least a foot of snow! Larry spent the last two nights in Watertown and will probably be there overnight again tonight (Wednesday). But the snowfall in Watertown has been typical, maybe 6-8 inches each time it snows. It's the area between Watertown and Syracuse that gets the serious "lake effect" snow (defined as 7 inches in an hour), so the roads get closed and he can't travel. We expected problems, but this is fairly unusual. We're also experiencing what they call a "polar vortex" which is sending the cold Canadian air down into our area. It's been *freezing* here (it hasn't been above 32 degrees in over two weeks), even when it wasn't snowing.

The attached picture is the view out my kitchen window and it gives me an immediate read on our snow accumulation. What's there now is a 6 inch snowfall from 2 weeks ago (that never melted), topped by about 3 snows in the last week, of about 1 inch each.

Anyway, in case you lost track, Larry's restaurant opens Monday, February 12th, so this week is super important and super busy for him, even without the crazy weather. The "dress rehearsal" is this Friday and Saturday night. If the weather cooperates, I'm planning to take the kids up on Saturday evening.

Gotta run take Roxy to the park. We've only missed one day in the last month. She doesn't seem to care about the weather at all, though her fur is very short. Me, on the other hand, I have to bundle up - two pairs of socks, etc! Stay warm!