Thursday, December 20, 2007
Tuesday, December 18, 2007
just four more days...
...before we're off on a much needed rest. Off to Chicago for a day with Stasia's brother and then off to Michigan for another nine days. Throw in New Year's Day and that's eleven all together. An eleven day break from project deadlines, from the daily yuk of Seattle traffic.
Viva Michigan!
Viva Michigan!
Tuesday, December 4, 2007
Silly Rain
The snow melted... fast.
And then it rained all day and all night.
Had to leave work Monday morning to take care of the house. Thought I'd be back after lunch but ended up having to take the day off.
Our driveway slopes toward the garage and the house. There's a trench drain in front of the garage that pipes to a catch basin in the street, but somewhere along that drainage line there's a blockage and so, the water rises and rises. Had to drain the driveway four times -- and thanks to the City of Shoreline, we were able to sandbag the front of the house to keep the water at bay.
Compared to a lot of others in Washington and Oregon, we were lucky. No damage. Just a soggy annoyance.
Kudos to Eliza & Levi for for doing their part to protect their neighbor's homes!
Photos from the Seattle PI HERE.
And then it rained all day and all night.
Had to leave work Monday morning to take care of the house. Thought I'd be back after lunch but ended up having to take the day off.
Our driveway slopes toward the garage and the house. There's a trench drain in front of the garage that pipes to a catch basin in the street, but somewhere along that drainage line there's a blockage and so, the water rises and rises. Had to drain the driveway four times -- and thanks to the City of Shoreline, we were able to sandbag the front of the house to keep the water at bay.
Compared to a lot of others in Washington and Oregon, we were lucky. No damage. Just a soggy annoyance.
Kudos to Eliza & Levi for for doing their part to protect their neighbor's homes!
Photos from the Seattle PI HERE.
Sunday, December 2, 2007
Wintery Weekend
Was skeptical on Saturday. The weather reports tend to exaggerate. Come about 3pm, however, Seattle was being blanketed by a flurry of fluffy white stuff. Nice!
Ended up being a (mostly) great night for Annabelle. Stasia and I took her down to a nearby football field to get her snow on. There's nothing like watching a dog in the snow. She ran and ran and buried her face, rolled around, did her little "swimming" moves.
Somewhere along the way, poor Annabelle Fuzzypants hurt her paw. We didn't notice until we got back home and saw that she was tracking blood through the house. Looked like she broke a claw somehow. So, we bandaged her up and her spirits didn't seem to suffer at all for it.
Now it's Sunday. Stasia is off with friends at a craft fair and I'm just having a relaxing day at home with the fuzzy beasts.
It's a great day all around -- especially since the Seahawks beat Philadelphia 28-24. Lofa Tatupu is king!
Bandaged paw
Deep in thought
Evil Kitty... is making her plans...
Ended up being a (mostly) great night for Annabelle. Stasia and I took her down to a nearby football field to get her snow on. There's nothing like watching a dog in the snow. She ran and ran and buried her face, rolled around, did her little "swimming" moves.
Somewhere along the way, poor Annabelle Fuzzypants hurt her paw. We didn't notice until we got back home and saw that she was tracking blood through the house. Looked like she broke a claw somehow. So, we bandaged her up and her spirits didn't seem to suffer at all for it.
Now it's Sunday. Stasia is off with friends at a craft fair and I'm just having a relaxing day at home with the fuzzy beasts.
It's a great day all around -- especially since the Seahawks beat Philadelphia 28-24. Lofa Tatupu is king!
Bandaged paw
Deep in thought
Evil Kitty... is making her plans...
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