November 12

Well it is now five days after the first snowfall and the snow is still on the ground. People said to us before coming over here, yes it snows but it will only be on the ground for a day at the most. Yeh sure…. Anyway driving in the snow the first day was a slow process. We managed it okay but the next day was the problem. The snow that was melting on the roads during the day had then turned into ice overnight with the extremely cold temperatures and now driving was even more difficult than in the snow. Lots of accidents everywhere, freeways stopped and some people unable to get to work.

Today I dropped Amy off at pre-school and the temperature had increased to a whopping - 4 C. At least the sun is out so it doesn't feel too bad when you are in the car or in the house. We have found appropriate snow gear and the kids are now ready to attack it in force. Kyle spends more time in the snow than on top of it, especially now that it is becoming firm and icy.

On Monday it snowed all day, or at least until 3 in the afternoon. The following day the wind picked up and as the snow was dry it looked like a sand storm (I grew up by the beach remember), the wind picked up the snow and blew it across the roads and up into the air. You couldn't see anything in front of you. It looked quite amazing.