Our first real Buffalo snowstorm

[sarahmichelef]

As my previous post probably made clear, we've finally had an appreciable amount of snow. (Well, I think there was quite a bit over Thanksgiving, but we weren't here to experience it then.) There's probably about 3" out there, total. The bigger issue is that it's blowing like crazy. The wind was actually enough that I could feel the house shifting a bit this morning (and this house is really sturdy - less likely to do that than other houses I've lived in). So my trip to and from daycare was rather entertaining - I was fine as long as I didn't have to start from a complete stop. In those cases, I did slip and slide a bit before I got going. Extra slipping and sliding if I was starting and going around a corner at the same time. Four-wheel-drive was sounding really nice... I'm curious how long it will take us to break down and get an Outback or a 4WD Vibe (I don't think M would go for that... he hates the Vibe/Matrix for the same reason I love it - because you're sitting up so high relative to the size of the car). This afternoon will be MY first adventure with the snowblower (to get the rest of the driveway clear and to do the sidewalks... why, oh why, did we buy a house on a corner lot?), and fortunately there will be NO video of that!