SNOW

Well, the day I've feared since realizing I'd be in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho all winter long has finally arrived....It SNOWED!

Why fear snow, you ask? Well because I have never had to drive in more than 1" of snow, I own a Corolla and cannot afford snow tires....

Still, when the big fat flakes started falling today, I felt only mild trepidation...

Mostly, I felt the same childhood joy and excitement that I used to feel when we would get blizzards in Toronto (where I lived from age 5-10).

So...I took pictures:

Here is the view into our clinic parking lot from under the covered entranceway:
Here is the other side of the parking lot, facing Kootenai Medical Center's parking lot:

And the view from the front door of my temporary home (yes, I made it home in the snow):
Ok, so maybe it only added up to an inch or so, but it was REALLY snowing there for a while, and the forecast is for:
More snow (6-12 inches) tonight and tomorrow
Freezing temperatures (ie: negative numbers at night, single digits for the highs during the day) for Sunday - Thursday
Freezing rain in there somewhere....and more snow next week!

I better get my fill of fun in this week though, because in 7 days I'm driving my lovely, little green Corolla HOME!!!! (Until I come back to Coeur d'Alene on Jan 4th....)

Love,
Jen