Tuesday Morning

We side stepped snow again. However, everyone north of Bellevue had some snowfall. The only problem that we dealt with in the AM was frost and ice on the road. When I got out to my car, it looked like it had been frozen in an ice locker. I tried pulling on the door to open it and it took some really good yanks on the door to get it to open. Luckily I didn't lock it or the lock would have been frozen. Sometimes one has to pour some water over things to get them to open or unlock. You have to be careful though since it could crack glass. A few years ago I learned about chemicals... there is spray that you can buy to spray on the ice/frost on the car to melt it. I got the boys in the car, started the car to get the defrost and heater going, and sprayed the windows. I must admit that it still seems strange to this CA native girl that I am in 30 something degree weather dealing with ice. All I ever had to deal with before was dew on the windshields.

I got the boys to the daycare and to work. I had a meeting and then I hit the road. I had an employee education fair in Tacoma. After the fair, it was back to the office at 3 pm. It was an OK fair. Nothing to write home about (well, that isn't true since I am writing about it here). Lindsey was out delivering materials so the office was quiet when I returned. I could have taken a nap. Then, in walked Laura, a 26 yr old that has been working with me since I started at the college. She had just resigned today and will be leaving to go to Jamaica on Friday for two weeks. She has been studying Yoga to teach and moved to the city of Seattle. She lives on Capitol Hill (where there was a murder a few weeks ago). I worry about her but she is a very sensible girl. Now while she is young it is time for her to do these things. I guess it is time for her to go on to her next chapter in her life. I will miss her but I am happy for her.

As I told you I would, I have added the picture of Mt. Rainier (with all it's snow on it) from Orting (which is above)and the picture of the entertainment center (which is below).
Tomorrow I am scheduled to go to another education fair, again in Tacoma. They say it might be icy again, so my traveling might be disrupted by weather. Again, we will see. Is it Friday yet?