It snowed here a week ago. About 8" worth all in one day. I am currently housesitting, so I had shoveling obligations at that house. But my roommates were still away for the holidays at that point, so I also had shoveling to do at the other house. My rough estimate (I had time to think about it, obviously) is that I moved about 600 cubic feet of snow that afternoon. Whew.

No need to worry, though; it hasn't really snowed here since. Instead, we've had a nice sprinkle of rain during the day for the last couple of days, which leads to scary, scary ice after when the temperature drops below freezing after dark.

Sometimes I wonder what daily life might be like when you don't have to plug in your car (to keep the engine warm enough to start) at night or scrape off the windows every time you want to go anywhere. Next winter, I plan to find out. I will miss the fun of sliding around corners, though, which makes a trip to the store seem like some sort of rally car race.