Well, the local news channels would like to think they have this stuff down but they don't. Yesterday's prediction of snow today petered into an after thought. Too bad for them they can go out and get icy stock footage to use in self-promoting commercials about how they're the first live reporting extreme Northwest weather on the scene with quadrupal doppler and twenty reporters ready at all ends of the Puget Sound region. Whatever. Just work on those forecase models.

So, yeah, it's not snowing which means I'll have no trouble getting to jury duty (more on that when I'm dismissed). It is raining pretty well, though and I can see out the window that some of the drops hitting it are more like very slushy spatters. So there certainly is white stuff out there it's just saving itself for the ski resorts -- all the patrons of which have been taking up religion and praying for a season full of fresh powder to counter last year's dry, pathetic ski season. Rain. Snow. It's all precipitation to me!

Oh, actually don't be afraid -- it's a Christmas tree! Sarah and I got ourselves prepped for a the messy conditions we'd endure while getting our tree. Grubby clothes, gloves, and twin helped us feel ready to snatch that perfect tree for the holidays. Keep in mind we did this all at night since the trees we're looking for only come out at night. Fortunately for us, we found some not far from our house. Like beached whales a group of trees huddled in the corner of a corral like enclosure. I picked one up and examined it before tossing it back. A couple others didn't meet the grade but Sarah and I managed to spot one that looked ripe for the picking. I wrestled it toward our waiting car while Sarah made the transaction. Good thing Rite Aid is so close to our house. Makes this stuff a whole lot easier. So, yeah, no tree farms for us just a nearby drug store will do and has done nicely for the past two years. We got a lovely noble fir tree that is already making our house smell wonderful. As I worked on some other pre-holiday projects Sarah decorated the tree and did a top-notch job. Thanks sweetie!

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11/29/2005 @ 8:40am

It is always a mixed blessing when it is a weekday--we love the snow, but not to commute in. Best if it saves itself for the weekend, except when there is a wedding!

by Kathy Freitas

11/30/2005 @ 10:24am

You had a twin helping?? Who has a twin, you are Sarah? Is this the next big surpise announcement...yes, we've been meaning to tell you, you have another brother/sister...

Lovely tree, i look forward to pictures of it all decorated.

by Toni

11/30/2005 @ 11:33am

Ah, the "twin" explains why the tree didn't fall off the car now. I was worried about getting it home safely, but Kevin certainly wasn't. He must've tossed his "twin" on top when I wasn't looking.

So, honey, does that mean those screams I heard from the top of the car weren't just you practicing your ventriloquist act? And that dark object that fell off the roof when you turned a corner wasn't a Sasquatch?

by Cassioposa

11/30/2005 @ 6:52pm

Poor Kevin. His mind works faster than his fingers, like someone else I know. The house is going to be so cute and smell so good. Can't wait so see it. Just put a hold on the snow please.

by Momquote

11/30/2005 @ 10:45pm

That would be twine, thank you very much. Hrrmph.

by KevinFreitas