Thursday, Jan. 19 - The one-day snow break ends today. There’s practice, then office work and pages to do before the weekend. As of Noon, there was still one game left on the schedule, which is amazing after you look outside and see all of the iced snow on the ground.
Lucky for me, I don’t have to worry about digging out my car for another day or so. My wife’s SUV, however, will be easy. I’m driving that to practice and work. No chance to really enjoy the snow today. The ice made it pretty slippery to walk, but the crunching beneath your feet is still pretty cool.
(Updates later…)
Wednesday, Jan. 18 - On Tuesday night, I drove home from work with no snow on the ground. None. All of it was washed away from the rain that dominated the day. Whatever snow there was on Sunday and Monday was gone.
And then:
We got about 8-10 inches of snow here. At the highest at my house (which is about as far as I got on this day), the snow was about 14 inches. Now that’s a helluva snowstorm. It was a snowday – no work in the office, just enjoy the day with the little girl. She didn’t play in the snow as much as I thought she would, but I enjoyed it. (That’s me falling down in the third picture.)
No games were played. Everything was rescheduled.
I did get some work in, sort of. I had a nice conversation with a colleague about the Aberdeen football program and its move to the Cowlitz-Clark County based Greater St. Helens League for next fall in football only. You can fall on any side of the issue and there are pros and cons there to navigate. In the middle, there’s a pratfall waiting for you – you eventually side on competitive issues or safety issues in the end. Officially, the two-year sojourn into the GSHL will be good for everyone, especially Aberdeen’s program. It won’t become a powerhouse overnight (or in the two years playing there), but it’ll get healthy and wise. (Wise enough to stay for another two or four-year cycle after the 2012-14 reclassification? Maybe. Personally, if you are going to change leagues like that, it should be for more than two years, reclassification included. Minimum: 4 seasons/years)
Tuesday, Jan. 17 - All of the games on a short schedule was wiped out in anticipation of snow. East County schools were closed, but Aberdeen and Hoquiam stayed open. The pages were done quickly – features, a few bits of news that broke after deadline in the morning – and I was home well before “said storm.” There’s no snow on the ground and it is a lightly raining.
