Global Warming

This friends, is global warming.

Shocking isn't it?

We thought it would be a mild winter this year in Northern Virginia. We are known to not get much snow here, and not many people are believing that anymore. Because we have not had much snow in the past (excluding 2010), people don't bother to get snow tires or chains. But added to that, many just plain don't know how to drive. All of this equals a complete disaster when it comes to snowflakes and people go nuts.

The place you really don't want to be during a snowstorm is on the road in DC. Cars 'slip slidin' away' and people stuck in traffic. This year, it took people 5-8 hours to drive less than ten miles. People were in gridlock, not even moving. Some decided to just ditch their cars, whether is was because they ran out of gas, got stuck, or just became fed up with the drive. Random cars were parked all over the in the road. It was a nightmare for a lot of people.

I do feel bad for those that were stuck in the nasty mess on the roads. But despite all the traffic every year, it sure is beautiful...

and can be really fun to play in...

(I have to do this someday.)

Abby had a wonderful time playing in the snow this year. She didn't want to come inside. She made two snowmen, and one of them was a baby one for Katelyn. She loved hanging around all the other kids in the neighborhood who were out of school because of it. She had a good time.

Abby and our neighbor, Marie.

Checking out the damage

One pretty sunset on the side of our complex