THE FIRST SNOW OF 2007

Last night saw the first snow of 2007 fall. It seems it likes to come when everybody sleeps. When we awoke this morning it was to a wintry wonderland! As Becca and I left at 7 a.m. she didn't want to get in the van, she wanted to build a snowman! After experiencing the powdery stuff, she gladly got in after her hands got cold!

After school today, we came home and had a snowball fight while mommy took pictures. Oh, and that's the back of our house behind us. For the Arizona group, the blue tint to the picture IS the actual light level for the late afternoon.

The snow was as a result of "lake effect", that is, the great Lake Michigan throws a lot of precipitation into the air that then wanders into southern Michigan and northern Indiana (aka Michiana) and Illinois, dumping inches of snow as far south as Winamac, and west to beyond Chicago and east to the Ohio border. Think of it as the lake returning the precipation it took from recent rainfall and giving it back to the farmers. Lake effect snow is great without the wind, like today. But when the wind comes through (think Chicago and vicinity) the temperature may be 10-20, but feels like -10 to -20 degrees. Brrrrrr! Biz's brother, Claude Eric, is cheering tonight 'cause we got the snow. Freeze, Bizzy, freeze!

We're having fun and miss you all lots.