Storm '10 in Seattle

I moved to Seattle under the guise that "it doesn't really snow" there. I heard this from multiple people so I thought it must be true.

Well, here we are on November 22nd, and there are several inches of snow on the ground. And the temperature tomorrow is supposed to be about 26 degrees. Now, this would be a slightly-earlier-than-usual experience in Boston, but apparently constitutes a big deal around here where -- wait for it -- it doesn't really snow.

Needless to say, schools have been closed, spinning classes have been cancelled (most importantly, the one I was planning on going to at 6:30am tomorrow), and cars have practically stopped driving on the road by our house. For those of you not in the snow-castrophy here in the Pacific Northwest, I assure you, we are all fine. Just barely.

Inside, Outside

It's been a few weeks since we moved into the house, and there are many things we are proud of. First, there are no lethal objects sitting around for the kids to find. Likewise, all electrical, heating, and other dangerous systems are not accessible. We are still working on getting everything in the right place, but at least we can generally relax knowing that the twins can't get into too much trouble and/or cause bodily harm to themselves or each other.

Unless, of course, they go in the yard. We've got a very cute space in the back of the house, a side yard with raised boxes for gardening, and some nice mature landscaping in front. There is a fence on three sides of the property -- but not in the front. The problem is that it is apparently a law of nature that if one twin goes in a certain direction, the other will go in an equal and opposite direction and, if humanly possible, find the one unblocked access point to the street (ok, maybe that's a mutated physics law, but I swear it's true).

The bottom line is: we need to call the fence people. If we have to worry about a twin squirting out of the yard unattended, I don't think we'll ever let them out there without multiple adults until they're in high school. This is an option, but I think we'll try the fence thing first.