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Didn't we just do this? My view is looking wintry again. And so is my Vue.



Though they closed the base around lunch time, I was in the middle of some things and so stayed around a bit longer. I probably should have tried harder to get out of there, because just a few hours later, my car was looking a little under the weather. Took me twenty minutes to dig out, and thirty to drive home, which is about twice as long as usual. Fortunately by leaving later there were very few drivers on the road.

Labels: snow

By looking at this picture, you wouldn't know it was in the 60s here in OKC a couple days ago. But here we are on Christmas Eve, in the middle of Oklahoma City's first blizzard warning in who knows how long.




Update

Here's an updated picture. People are getting stuck all over town. Including in front of my building...




Update

Well, it's Christmas morning, and it's still white outside, so, we got a White Christmas after all. Typically in Oklahoma we get snow that doesn't stick, doesn't last beyond a day, or is just plain ice (which lasts a week).

Labels: holiday, OKC, snow

Parts of Oklahoma got more than a foot of snow in yesterdays' blizzard. Metro OKC was promised anywhere from 1-6 inches depending on when and what channel you watched.

I prefer the actual outcome... a dusting on rooftops and lawns.

See and download the full gallery on posterous

Update
Hmmm... perhaps I spoke too soon... twenty minutes later and it's snowing again.

Labels: OKC, snow

After postponing Darby's 11th birthday party because of what I refer to as a "warmth wedgie" (above, and in other words, we canceled it for nothing), we finally held her party today (a mere sixteen days late). Though not without having to gasp at the fact that it was snowing when I looked out the window this morning. Fortunately, it was just a flurry, and the party went on mostly with out hitch.



I've posted a few additional photos in the album.

Labels: birthday, Darby, pictures, snow

I must say, if there were ever a better use for a ballpark in December (aside from Fall-ball for those with the privilege), I haven't seen it. The last couple years they've been converting our downtown ballpark into a snow-tubing facility, and while it's not a cheap adventure, it's quite a lot of fun. The manufactured snow-hill slides you right into second base (and I have to wonder if that was by design), so I can't say I've ever slid into second in such style.

The girls had a blast, though Shelby was frightened to tears (literally) at first because of the height of the hill. I sort of guilt-tripped her into going through with it, but she led the way on subsequent attempts since she liked it so much. We continued our tubing fun for more than an hour before walking a half-mile to the Botanical Gardens to check out the Christmas lights.




The whole deal (and more) is part of OKC's "Downtown in December" events, which I highly recommend. If you live in the area and haven't partaken, shame on you. You can catch more pics of our adventures in the album.

Labels: Darby, OKC, pictures, Shelby, snow