Whirling, Wicked, Wild Wind

[bkdelong]

Wow. What a crazy day for weather. I got up this morning to take Will to daycare and it was snowing a nice, soft powder. Fast forward a few hours and the snow/rain line passes over Salem due to warm air from the Atlantic - NASTY. I held off walking the dogs for as long as I could. Meanwhile, I packed the car for a trip to CT to see the in-laws.

Finally, it was time to go pick-up Will, (wkdelong), from daycare. So I put on the Naval raincoat loaned to me by my Father-in-Law, put on a baseball cap, slipped into my Big Mac boots and headed out into what turned out to be POURING rain. I went slipping and sliding in the 2in of slush that was my beautiful powder just this morning. Absolutely horrid. Then the wind began to blow - hard. Then it turned to sleet and on my way back, we had returned to full-blown snow. Boy was it coming down, again. I got the dogs into the car, grabbed a few things from the house and locked up.

By the time I got to daycare, (normally a 5min drive - took 30min), it had snowed about an inch. There was lightning and thunder every 5min and traffic was going even slower. I thank the frogs above that Will didn't fight when I put him into his carseat. We drove onto the highway, (128S for you locals), and it was moving - no joke - 5mph. Then the visibility dropped to 5ft. So I called the wife, (kiekre), and said we should probably stay home which is where I returned.

After a late lunch and a few television shows for The Man, he decided to go down for a very late nap. It's amazing what a CD of lullabies will do. He didn't nap well at daycare so we just played on the floor a bit while he chilled out. The dogs are passed out too. I am awaiting Kirky's return - she just called and said she was just outside the station - hadn't even gotten to the first stop. The MBTA Web site says that one of the trains ahead of her was involved in a Train vs Car accident so she's running late. Brilliant.