Take a good look at the chair and table......(and this was after the massive snowfall we had during the week!)
What a final week of Term 2. We've had 2 snow days - each carrying between 20-30cm of snow, a full PD day and then, you guessed it, Friday snowed again - 10 to 15 cm, which was the calm before the storm- Ottawa had the largest storm of the season arrive (later afternoon Saturday, bringing over 48cm of snow in under 24 hours!!! Kate and I both shovelled hard Saturday morning to remove the first wave, then bunkered ourselves in for the day - heading to the supermarket to get food (in case we couldn't get out). The winds blew the snow around everywhere, causing havoc on the roads, lucky for us we were watching cheesy movies at home (American Pie:Beta House, Heartbreak Kid, Bee movie etc - don't think I need to say any more!!)
Waking Sunday morning - we headed out - to find everything covered in - yep - SNOW! Words can't express how much there was....so the photos will have to do that job for you (look at objects in the surrounding area to gauge size!!!) There are some "before" and "after" shots to make it all that more impressive (shame we didn't do it BEFORE Friday - as there would have been even more of a transition!)
So far over 4 metres of snow has fallen on Ottawa - making it the 2nd heaviest snowfall sincethey began to record these things! Only 40cm to go until we break the record - and with more snow forecast for Thurs, Fri and Sat, we're in with a good shot!!! We're so close, I want that T-Shirt that says "I survived the winter of 2008!!!" - Didn't Karen pick a good year to be away!
Now I am enjoying Spring Break (Kate has to work, but she'll tough it out - just over a week till New York!!!)
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Hey Kate & Brett
It was a big storm. We were heading to Las Vegas but once we heard the forecast, we went to Toronto a day early to make sure we could get through ( good decision). Sure enough the first wave of the storm closed the roads. Our flight out the next day was delayed but at least we got out ( see our blog). Soon after the second front of the storm hit and there were no more flights. Luckily we had a great week in 20-25 degrees - played golf, lazed by the pool, visited the grand Canyon, saw some shows and donated a little bit of money to the casinos. Vegas really is a freak show. Multipy the Gold Coast X 1000 and you get an idea of what it's like.
Hope Kate's work is going well and enjoy New York
Cheers
John & Tracy
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