This week I had a ton more Indonesian words thrown at me. Some of them sound really similar! I guess it doesn't help that a lot of verbs begin with the same prefix "ber-". I figured out how to enter words into this computer application that is like flash cards but drills me on them in all sorts of different ways until I get them. When I miss a word it shows up more often. It is great. I really have a hard time stopping or putting it down when it's time to quit. I have words that will just pop into my head and I want to remind myself what they mean. I dream about some of the words sometimes all night long and have to look them up as soon as I can after I wake up. It's like a blizzard of words going on in my head.
On Friday night it started snowing and during the night got really heavy. It snowed a ton all day Saturday and didn't stop until Sunday morning early. When it was all done, it turned out to be the 7th biggest snowstorm to hit the area since they started keeping track almost 140 years ago. Usually here the snow comes in January and February, not December so much. This was officially the biggest snowstorm in December ever in the DC area. We had at least 18 inches of snow here, likely more. With the large population, the rarity of big storms like this, the skinny streets, the lack of much equipment to clear things fast, and people from all over who aren't necessarily used to driving and being in the snow, made it a little crazy. We had fun playing in it yesterday and taking a walk today. They cancelled everything that was scheduled on Saturday, including our ward temple trip, and even the temple! Our church meetings were cancelled today and tomorrow work for Federal Government employees in the area, which includes me, is cancelled, and school for my children is cancelled. It will take a few days to clean everything up and dig out. It was kind of funny watching people here, who are here temporarily for training, all using the same black dust pans from our apartments as shovels to try to clear snow off of their cars and from around their cars. It's kind of funny that we are getting such interesting winter weather when we thought we would not see much snow. I am enjoying it, though. I love snow. I will also love having summer-like weather for a couple of years! It is exciting to experience a history-making blizzard.
On Friday night it started snowing and during the night got really heavy. It snowed a ton all day Saturday and didn't stop until Sunday morning early. When it was all done, it turned out to be the 7th biggest snowstorm to hit the area since they started keeping track almost 140 years ago. Usually here the snow comes in January and February, not December so much. This was officially the biggest snowstorm in December ever in the DC area. We had at least 18 inches of snow here, likely more. With the large population, the rarity of big storms like this, the skinny streets, the lack of much equipment to clear things fast, and people from all over who aren't necessarily used to driving and being in the snow, made it a little crazy. We had fun playing in it yesterday and taking a walk today. They cancelled everything that was scheduled on Saturday, including our ward temple trip, and even the temple! Our church meetings were cancelled today and tomorrow work for Federal Government employees in the area, which includes me, is cancelled, and school for my children is cancelled. It will take a few days to clean everything up and dig out. It was kind of funny watching people here, who are here temporarily for training, all using the same black dust pans from our apartments as shovels to try to clear snow off of their cars and from around their cars. It's kind of funny that we are getting such interesting winter weather when we thought we would not see much snow. I am enjoying it, though. I love snow. I will also love having summer-like weather for a couple of years! It is exciting to experience a history-making blizzard.
At least your kids own snow clothes!
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