I meant to get up at 5:30 this morning in order to get the drive to work over with before a) the bulk of the snow arrived and b) all the drunken monkeys came out in their SUVs and 4-wheel drives and made the commute dangerous with their "I'm Invincible" antics. 

Instead I woke at 8:15 going OH SHIT!  Seems when I reset my alarm clocks (yes, I have two of the) I got the numbers correct but not the AM/PM part and both clocks were set to 5:30 PM.  Yes, both clocks.  How I managed to do that I have no idea. 

I seriously contemplated working from home instead of braving the crappy roads.  After the showering and getting dressed there was the dithering for a few minutes.  I finally logged in to check with my boss and decided to brave the roads (and the drunken monkeys) and come to work. 

The drive wasn't that bad, actually.  I left so much later than normal that it only took me about 15 minutes longer than normal and traffic wasn't that heavy for the most part.  The roads are crap, all slushy, and the snow continues but coming in with lighter traffic definitely made the difference between not bad and OMG what a nightmare.  My only problems were some people going way slower than they needed to accompanied by the above mentioned drunken monkeys weaving between lanes because the traffic was Too Slow!  And there was that one intersection were I wasn't entirely sure I was going to actually stop.  I did the anti-lock brake stomp and steer and stopped just barely in time.  Yes it was scary and no I don't want to do that again. 

All in all my little Prius did very well in it's first real snow event.  The next test will be the drive home this evening.

And yes, it is still snowing. 

It snowed here all day Saturday.  Accumulation was only about an inch but the freezing precipitation lasted the whole day so driving was a little dicey.  It also meant I had to brave the cold yesterday to shovel off my driveway.  I actually like doing that chore - it is kind of like my workout for the day and I always feel a sense of accomplishment after physical labor.  Wasn't so thrilled with the 20 degrees F though.  The cheeks (face, not butt) are a wee bit chapped. 

While releasing my drive from the deep freeze most of my neighbors came out to do their own outdoor Stuff.  Meaning four of the neighborhood dogs came out to play as well.  There was much barking, running around maniacally, and laughing at the doggies playing in the snow.  And, of course, much pooping and marking territory as dogs are want to do.  I love dogs and the ones in my neighborhood are great but I really, really hate dog poop in my yard.  If I wanted to clean up piles of shit I would have a dog of my own already. 

By the time I got back around to finishing the driveway the snow that was left was all packed down with footprints and some of it was yellow - a present from the puppies!  Yipee!

Maybe I'll get a cat.