Really Getting Sick of the Color White

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It started snowing Monday and pretty much has not stopped since. There was no school today. There is no school tomorrow. We've got about ten inches and they are calling for fifteen. Not sure if that is cumulative or additional, but let's hope it is cumulative. I am worried about our old house in the foothills. The snow is much worse up there and I really worry about the roof during bad snowstorms and whether or not it will bear the load. So far we have been lucky and it's never been a problem. There is no way to get out there to check or shovel off the roof anyhow since the roads are not cleared and I couldn't do it anyway. I suppose if the roof did collapse under the snow load we could just get the insurance money and have the house demolished. Might be easier than fixing it up for sale, that's for sure. At least we finally got the piano out on Saturday. That was the last thing of value still in the house besides Chris's tools.

Chris went back up to work Monday afternoon before the snow got bad. A few hours later and he might not have made it out. There are people stuck up there who are trying to fly home to Seattle and can't. But he did make it, which is good, because four weeks enforced unpaid time off is more than enough, thank you. I may have saved up for it, but I sure don't like it. And it will likely happen every year with this company. But at least we have more than three months' notice from now on and I can put the money aside every month starting now and not have to crash save for it. Though it may not be as much in the first few months as I'd like because our $2500 deductible started over and I've only got part of that saved up for. What I have will go fast though, because of the physical therapy. *sighs* If it's not one thing it's another, but I thank God for the fact that at least he has medical benefits and, you know, a good job. That's a lot more than a lot of people can say right now.

Edited to add: Oh, crap it's not cumulative. It's additional.