Today we had a wonderful winter day; though I have to admit I was a little stressed (ok a lot!) when I woke up. This is the reason. I went to Otter Crest with Fode, JJ and Jana for the weekend. We went though I was worried about the bad winter weather. I packed all the essentials: flashlight, water, snacks, blankets, gloves, hats and coats(maybe a little over kill). When I woke up this morning and turned on the news I saw that the snow came to Portland. All I wanted to do was get home ASAP!
After getting on the road, I started to calm down. As we passed the Van Duzer Corridor I felt even better. The roads were fine. I had visions of sleeping on the side of the road, but we made it to Salem fine. A that point I just wanted to get to the Yellow House. We decided to borrow Jana and JJ's Volvo, since our car does not have 4 wheel drive. We drove up 1-5. The temperature in Salem was 41 degrees.
As we drove u
p the road went from clear, to wet, to sanded, to slushy, to snow packed. We made it to our exit. The temperature was now 29 degrees. Now was the BIG TEST (after a quick stop to Starbucks) our hill. We drove to the bottom of our hill. Over 10 cars were parked at the bottom, not a good sign. Fode took the car and slowly started up the hill. The trick is to not look back, to slo
wly accelerate up the hill. People walking up the hill were faster than us, but the wheels
held steady. We inched up the hill, then we made it! Yeah!
Now the fun began. The boys, my nephews Quentin and Xander, tried to build a snow man with Staci's help(their mom). Then I took the boys
to the park for some sledding, their 5th time out in the snow that day! Then I hear
d that school w
as canceled for tomorrow, the best gift because that means I can sleep in.
Overall, it was an exciting day!
