She likes big toys

 

It's a month yet to Easter, but I had them add a giant Easter egg to the heavy chewers box from Barks this month.  Between the horse jolly ball, the dinosaur egg, and the giant Easter egg, Ember is well supplied with "big toys".  

We got a leash walk in on a nice Monday, in between storm fronts.  We are supposed to get gusty rain Tuesday overnight changing to snow between 7 and 9 Wednesday morning.  Snow to continue, accumulation prediction 3 to 5 inches, which would make it our biggest snow of the season.  

I weather wimped Ember's groomer booking Wednesday afternoon, when it could be at its worst.  I'll do a "mommy and me" day with her instead.  The grooming has been moved off to Monday the 31st and will be combined with a day care day for her.  She has the vet on Tuesday April 1st for her Bordetella booster, and it's important for me to be there with her on a vet day.  

Thursday is supposed to be a day care day for Ember, while I go to a breakfast meeting (get the little fur-child up early).  I will see how the storm develops overnight Tuesday and all day on Wednesday before I decided whether to go to that breakfast or weather wimp out on it as well.

Wednesday morning... the wind is howling out there

The precipitation hasn't started yet, it's due in about 40 minutes as rain, and the temperatures are still dropping, so eventually it will turn to snow.  But with that wind, it truly is a blizzard.  Going to scoot and try to get the pup outside before the rain.  Updates later.

Here we go - 9 a.m.

Early in the day, this was just sleet, that started about 6 - 7 a.m. hour.

11:45 a.m. -

It was falling as snow by then.

If you expand the second shot, the neighbor across the street, you can see the wind has blown down their basketball hoop already.

2:45 p.m. - But note, the streets look OK in my neighborhood.

My front sidewalk and driveway were only wet come 5 p.m. after it stopped falling.  I'm not even that scared of the snow blowing arounds.  Too wet and heavy to drift once it's down.

Ember went out for her "last call" about 8 p.m., and we are now tucking in for the night.  Tomorrow is a new day, and believe it or not, the temperature is supposed to rise to over 50.  Whew!  Weather roller coaster.

Fingers crossed for the morning street conditions after a chilly (think refreeze) overnight.

Life is good.  Keep on Sparking!