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The Day After

Hillbilly sled. Michael went to 5 stores Friday morning and couldn't find one. This is our garbage can lid. It didn't work.

But the neighbors shared with us.

And it's still coming down!

We woke up to maybe 18-20" on the ground this morning. We still have power, so we're warm and happy. And Michael and I have aching backs already.

It's heavy, wet snow. Took 5 scoops to even get down to pavement. The snowplow keeps plowing us in, but we're amazed and thrilled it's been down the street at least 3 times already.

Notice how much snow is on the toolshed roof.

Our hedge got creamed.

There's nowhere left to put the snow!

Surprise!

I just got back another batch of photos I sent away for scanning. I still need to go through and organize them before uploading, but took a fast peek at some tonight. Here's a photo of a very young Mike and Deb from our early 90s trip through Asia - we're in the Taklimakan Desert on the way to Kashgar, in China. Check out the kid heeding nature's call in the background. I'm not sure I ever noticed that. Or if I did, I certainly forgot about it!

Update: Michael says maybe he remembers the photo - that probably Claire took it and the kid in the background is the reason she gave it to us. Or maybe not - he's not sure. We're apparently both getting senile.

The Photo Shoot

Here are some of the pictures from the holiday card photo shoot. Lily was a trouper as I dragged her around the Navy Memorial and the Archives. She was rewarded with an Imax movie and ice cream. The winning photo is at the upper right of the blog.

More Awesome Lily Style

Purse courtesy of Grandma Fran.

Pink combat boots courtesy of Walmart. I bought myself a pair in electric green because Lily wanted us to match. And now, two weeks later, she's declared she doesn't like them anymore! Anyone need some plastic, uncomfortable combat boots, size 8 1/2?