Okay, so we lived in Florida for four years. Contrary to popular belief it DID get cold there. But it only snowed once (and that was the first time in 17 years, so it is indeed rare). Usually, though, in between cold days would be random warm days and winters that included grilling out and Christmases spent outside. But lets not forget that before Florida we lived in Wyoming, where most autumns found it snowing by September and every single Halloween we lived there it snowed. I expected Boston to be similar to Wyoming, so by December when we still hadn't had any significant snow I was quite frankly frustrated. I had promised the boys sledding and snow angels. Hot cocoa with marshmellows that always tastes good...but tastes the best after playing in the snow. And then, Christmas arrived with the threat of a storm the following day. And after that...the snow didn't stop!!! So far, this winter, we are at 68 inches of snow. It was the third snowiest January ever. Nolan's had 5 snow days and one delayed start. The base has had 4 snow days, with one delayed start.
Another view of the icecicles on our roof. There has been serious problems city wise with roofs leaking and collapsing. Our friends house had a serious leak that resulted in the celing having to be ripped into and replaced.
Since we live in a quad, we have a tiny patch of grass that is our "front yard." We share that tiny patch of grass with our neighbors. Where do we put all the snow? They actually have dump trucks come take it away, thankfully. This may give you an idea...
My neigbhbors across the street have a single standing home, so a bigger yard, thus resulting in less snow removal. I like seeing the snow pile growing above her van...
Getting the mail was fun there for a while...that's not just snow, there is plenty of ice, too!
Trees in our backyard...as much trouble as the snow has caused, this is beautiful!!
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