Sleeping Well in Issaquah

Doesn't quite have the same ring as Sleepless in Seattle, but now that we have our new king size bed, we've been sleeping great!

We have three weeks in the books and we're still loving it!  Thanks to all our friends on Skype, we feel just down the street from you...a really loooong street, but close none the less!

As you may have heard, the weather here in Western Washington has been pretty rough.  Almost the entire news coverage out here for the past few days has been on the 'massive' snow storm that has arrived and how the Seattlites are freaking out about a few snow flakes.  Yesterday we had about 3 inches of snow and damn near every school in the county was closed.  Seriously?  3 inches?  In Minnesota when you get 12 inches it's not even a guarantee you get the day off of school!  You hear on the news, "The driving conditions are treacherous out there! Make sure to stock up on household necessities and stay inside."  My reaction?  'Kids, we're going downtown!' 

While all the saps we're hunkered down in their houses, I took the girls to the Seattle Aquarium just behind Pikes Market.  The four of us made up about half of the people there.  I loved it!  We got special treatment because the aquarium was so slow and the volunteers pulled out all sorts of starfish for the girls to pet.  Of course I named every starfish Patrick and said 'Hey Patrick, where's SpongeBob?' I was the only person who laughed, but it got funnier each time I did it.  The girls loved the finding clown fish and dressing up in scuba diving gear. 

When we got home we played in the 'piles' of snow we had in our front yard and erected a snowman. (erected...funny). 

Perhaps today we can make another snowman, this time slightly larger than the Yoda sized one from yesterday.

Today we got another 4 inches of snow and again school was canceled.  This morning to ventured out to the gym (which is only half a mile from our house) and we again had the place to ourselves.  The girls played in the childcare room while I wailed on my pecks and abs.  It was glorious.

The Roses love playing around the new house and have claimed the guest bedroom as their nursery for their babies.  They spend hours feeding, burping, and changing the diapers of their dozens of children all in the name of fun.  Taking care of a dozen babies to me is more in line with Dante's seventh layer of hell, but to each their own.

Tip of the Day - If you drive a front wheel drive car, it is of no help to put chains on your rear tires.  Seriously people, it's not rocket science...