We got Snow on Friday and Sunday!

I went over to my friend Mark's house on Friday evening and it started snowing before I left around 11PM.

 

Snow, snow, snow, falling on the ground, while I drove home. I only had to go a couple of miles, so there was no concern over slick roads.

 

Then the snow melted before we got up on Saturday.

 

Oh, well.

 

My Cousin Jenny had a bad battery in her car. She came over early on Saturday so we could go battery shopping. I called Les Schwab Tire in Kirkland and their two best batteries were 72 months/1 year replacement for $70ish and 84 months/2 year replacement for $90ish. I called Costco, they had a battery with 100 months for $39.49. Must investigate!

 

Julie, Jenny and I went to do our errands, with me driving (Jenny's care was tempermental because of the battery), we dropped Julie off at her Mom's because walking around a cold Costco wouldn't have done her whiplash any good. Jenny and I went to Costco, where we found the battery: 100 months/3 year replacement. I also shopped for what we needed for our household. Total bill $98. Jenny bought her battery and some other stuff - total bill $75.

 

We picked Julie up and went home, stopping for lunch along the way. At home, Julie's boss Peter dropped by totally unexpectedly to see how Julie was doing post accident and stayed for just a few minutes. Then I forced Jenny to help me change out her battery. She did 50% of the work and stated "Matt, at what point in the Future do you suppose I will ever change my car's battery ever again?" to which I responded "The appearance of competence is important for a woman dealing with cars." I do not believe she got the point.

 

Saturday Night/Sunday Morning it snowed again. We watched as neighbors and others drove/slipped/slid/did donuts through our street and we finally took down the Xmas Tree. I put on my Sorel boots and chopped it up, stuffing it into the yard waste bin. Julie's Mom had taken a picture of it before Xmas, so we have proof of it's existance.

 

My Mom's 70th B-Day party, with assorted family, friends, and other relatives, was to be at 12 Noon, but because of the snow, it was postponed until next Saturday. That makes 2 B-Day parties we have to go to on next Saturday.

 

The snow on Sunday did not last long, and today we have just slush and bad driving conditions as a result of the freeze overnight.

 

That was our snowy weekend in the Pacific Northwest!