At least in Alaska....
Winter arrived with a bang this year after a prediction of "cold and dry" from the folks at NOAA. We woke up to 1" of snow Sunday morning, much to the absolute delight of Bear, who guessed the first day of snow dead on and won the Family Bet. Doubly exciting for him since this year was the first time he had chosen a day other than his birthday. (He is, right now, cashing in on that winning bet; pizza and Clone Wars DVD, btw.)
Halloween was an interesting day as well, with temperatures hovering around 22 degrees, causing my little Hansel to wear long underwear beneath his costume at school. Then, right as Yukon and Bear were heading out the door to canvass the neighborhood last night, a blizzard hit. And how. Sideways snow, gusty wind, and of course the now-Mummy-Skeleton-Zombie wouldn't wear a coat.
It was a very cold duo who showed up at home 30 minutes later. Took me at least 10 minutes to dust the top layer of snow off the remains of his costume. Yukon needed a hot toddy, too. But Halloween in Alaska sort of follows the US Postal Service motto:
"Neither rain, or snow, or gloom of night..."
Keeps an Alaskan kid from Trick or Treating..
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We will probably have snow for the arrival of our Alaska kid on Saturday. He left Seldovia on the ferry yesterday, stayed in Homer last night, driving up to Anchorage today, flying tomorrow, spending Friday in the Cities with her family, then coming here on Saturday. Can't wait!
What to you hear from the new place? Hope all is well!
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