We made it thru the weekend, as inch after inch of snow piled up. It's Monday afternoon as I'm writing this. I measured the snow this morning - 14 inches - maybe more - depends on where it's measured. Greg and Charisse are stuck in Seattle and may not be able to make it down for Christmas. Greg was going to drive down tomorrow, and Charisse was going to take the train when she got off work on Wednesday - Christmas Eve. I don't think that is going to happen - but we'll wait and see. I will work on manifesting opportunities for them to get here.
Christmas Eve as always is planned at Margie and Bill's, but I'm not sure if that will work or not. Don was going to fly up from California tomorrow, but the airport is a mess and hundreds of flights have been cancelled. At this point it sounds like he will just stay put in California and not even try to make the trip.
Dave shoveled off the driveway, dug out his van, and put chains on his car this morning. We ventured as far a Hagan's for a few groceries we needed. The streets were deep with snow, and the only people not slipping and sliding were people with chains or four wheel drive - and even some of them were sliding. The worst part of the trip was trying to avoid all of the people walking along the sides of the road - some pullng their kids on sleds. Really dangerous for them - once a car started sliding, there was really no way to control where it was going. I hope no one is hurt!
I think we're in for the rest of the day. The Blazers will be on TV at 6pm, so we'll just settle in and watch the game. We have plenty of food, and of course some wine - what more could we want?
I just heard on TV that not enough TSA people showed up to work at the airport today, so all those stranded people are being shuttled thru the D and E concourse. Just something to add to the merriment of the poor people stranded there for days on end. Some people have now been there for four days - with small children- YIKES!
I've taken pictures the last few days, but haven't downloaded them yet. As soon as I do, I'll be sure to add some of them to todays ramblings.
This is supposed to be the worst snowstorm in Portland since 1950 - wow! I'll keep updating as I have news to report.
Showing posts with label Christmas. Show all posts
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Monday, December 22, 2008
Saturday, December 20, 2008
Snow, snow, and more snow - then freezing rain
It's been snowing off and on here in Portland for the last week. There was enough snow and ice every day that the kids were out of school all week - bet they were happy! It started in again this morning and hasn't stopped - it's about 2:00pm now. The freezing rain will start somewhere around midnight here in the Portland area - outlying areas will begin around 8 pm. Many of the flights at PDX are cancelled - both incoming and outgoing. I'm sure there are a lot of really sad people trying to get home for the holidays, and they have no idea when they will be able to leave.
The weather people are in heaven - they've pretty much been on the air non-stop since Monday. With the ease of the internet, people are able to take videos of their areas of town, and then send them on in to the TV stations to be shown on the air. That does make it a little more fun to watch - not quite as tedious as seeing the same news people saying pretty much the same thing over and over. At this point it sounds like this will stick around for a few more days - at least until Tuesday. This sure isn't great for the stores - people can't get out to shop - less money being put back into the economy. It is what it is, can't do anything about it.
I finished my shopping yesterday, and wrapped all of my presents. Today I made a batch of pumpkin bars with cream cheese frosting - yummy! I have a big pot of chili simmering away on the stove - smells delicious. When it's done cooking, I'll freeze it and then get it back out again for Christmas Day dinner.
Christmas morning we'll have a whole crowd here for brunch - somewhere between 11 and 15 at last count. I'm going to make a caramel apple spiced french toast, fruit, juice and champagne. I think Kelley will be bringing a strata with sausage to go along with it. When brunch is finished and people who are leaving for other places have gone, we'll do our quick change trick. We'll whisk all of the decorations, dishes, glasses and food off of the table - along with the tablecloth and placemats. We'll pull out a clean tablecloth, new placemats, new decorations - and start all over again with new place settings. We'll be all set for the next group that will be arriving for dinner. By the time Christmas Day dinner rolls around, I think most everyone is pretty full - so dinner will be pretty simple and light. Chili, french bread, and maybe a salad. Of course we will also be serving beer, wine, champagne (my personal favorite)and soft drinks.
Two days after Christmas we will be doing the Larson Family Christmas at our house. It looks like we will be lucky enough to have everyone be able to make it this year. It's hard to get everyone together at the same time with so many committments during the holidays. Dinner that night will be lasagna, french bread, salads, and whatever people bring beyond that. I'm sure we won't go hungry - always much more food than we could ever eat - but it's all so delicious.
Time to go check the snow again and see how deep it's gotten since I last looked.
The weather people are in heaven - they've pretty much been on the air non-stop since Monday. With the ease of the internet, people are able to take videos of their areas of town, and then send them on in to the TV stations to be shown on the air. That does make it a little more fun to watch - not quite as tedious as seeing the same news people saying pretty much the same thing over and over. At this point it sounds like this will stick around for a few more days - at least until Tuesday. This sure isn't great for the stores - people can't get out to shop - less money being put back into the economy. It is what it is, can't do anything about it.
I finished my shopping yesterday, and wrapped all of my presents. Today I made a batch of pumpkin bars with cream cheese frosting - yummy! I have a big pot of chili simmering away on the stove - smells delicious. When it's done cooking, I'll freeze it and then get it back out again for Christmas Day dinner.
Christmas morning we'll have a whole crowd here for brunch - somewhere between 11 and 15 at last count. I'm going to make a caramel apple spiced french toast, fruit, juice and champagne. I think Kelley will be bringing a strata with sausage to go along with it. When brunch is finished and people who are leaving for other places have gone, we'll do our quick change trick. We'll whisk all of the decorations, dishes, glasses and food off of the table - along with the tablecloth and placemats. We'll pull out a clean tablecloth, new placemats, new decorations - and start all over again with new place settings. We'll be all set for the next group that will be arriving for dinner. By the time Christmas Day dinner rolls around, I think most everyone is pretty full - so dinner will be pretty simple and light. Chili, french bread, and maybe a salad. Of course we will also be serving beer, wine, champagne (my personal favorite)and soft drinks.
Two days after Christmas we will be doing the Larson Family Christmas at our house. It looks like we will be lucky enough to have everyone be able to make it this year. It's hard to get everyone together at the same time with so many committments during the holidays. Dinner that night will be lasagna, french bread, salads, and whatever people bring beyond that. I'm sure we won't go hungry - always much more food than we could ever eat - but it's all so delicious.
Time to go check the snow again and see how deep it's gotten since I last looked.
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