Our first snow of the season arrived on the night of Sarah's birthday. Not a heavy snowfall, but a generous sugar-dusting. The above photo is the sight that met our eyes when we woke up yesterday morning. It snowed again last night, dropping a couple more inches. It's been many years since we had snow this early in the season.*
Along with the snow came a cold snap, and I had to turn on the heater for the first time. I hated to do it, but inside the house the temperature was 58*!
The kids and I went to El Rancho last night to celebrate Sarah's birthday (since she had school on the actual night of her birthday). We had a good time, especially when Sarah gestured with her fork and sent a large piece of burrito flying into Jacob's glass of root beer!
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When we left the restaurant at 7:30, the temperature outside was only 20*. Today our high temperature was only 33*. I love the snow, but I'm not ready for this much icy air yet! Thank goodness there's a warm front moving in this weekend, bringing at least another week of warm weather (in the 70s) back to us. Bless you, weatherman!
Along with the snow came a cold snap, and I had to turn on the heater for the first time. I hated to do it, but inside the house the temperature was 58*!
The kids and I went to El Rancho last night to celebrate Sarah's birthday (since she had school on the actual night of her birthday). We had a good time, especially when Sarah gestured with her fork and sent a large piece of burrito flying into Jacob's glass of root beer!*
When we left the restaurant at 7:30, the temperature outside was only 20*. Today our high temperature was only 33*. I love the snow, but I'm not ready for this much icy air yet! Thank goodness there's a warm front moving in this weekend, bringing at least another week of warm weather (in the 70s) back to us. Bless you, weatherman!
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This just in: Today (Friday) our district superintendent emailed everyone this clip from Channel 12 news out of Phoenix, where a video from our rural high school was featured. It's very short, but has some fun scenes of snow around the school and a nicely-done report by a student. Enjoy!
2 comments:
I just read your profile...I didn't realize you live at 7,200 feet!!! No wonder it is snowing there. Wow. You are way up there.
Most people have a hard time imagining real mountains in Arizona because it's famous for its sea level deserts. We live about 30 minutes from Sunrise Ski Resort, which is over 8,ooo feet. When we were at Meteor Crater, the guides kept warning our group about shortness of breath because it's 6,000 feet there, and our family just chuckled. People who come to visit us here in Pinetop-Lakeside usually spend the first day adjusting to the altitude.
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