82.0 1950-51
78.5 1913-14
76.9 2009-10 3rd
76.8 1993-94
76.0 1960-61
74.5 1995-96
72.1 1992-93
7 years ago
Sunday, February 28, 2010
Read the post below before reading this one
This just in:
Statement as of 10:05 PM EST on February 27, 2010
... Update to Pittsburgh's snowiest month ever...
As of 10 PM, today's snowfall measured 1.8 inches. This brings the monthly total to 48.3 inches. The previous record for snowiest month was 40.2 in January of 1978.
The previous record for February was 25.3 in 2003. The normal for February is 8.5 inches.
The total snowfall for the season so far is 76.5 inches. This ranks as the 4th snowiest season on record.
The snowiest seasons...
82.0 1950-51
78.5 1913-14
76.8 1993-94
76.5 2009-10 4th
76.0 1960-61
74.5 1995-96
72.1 1992-93
40.6 is normal snowfall for a year.
Normal for March is 7.9 inches, and April 1.5 inches.
Snowfall records for Pittsburgh date back to 1884.
For reference sake: 76.5"...that's how tall a Cadillac Escalade is. 6' 4"....that's taller than my brother Matt.
Oh...it's still snowing.
Statement as of 10:05 PM EST on February 27, 2010
... Update to Pittsburgh's snowiest month ever...
As of 10 PM, today's snowfall measured 1.8 inches. This brings the monthly total to 48.3 inches. The previous record for snowiest month was 40.2 in January of 1978.
The previous record for February was 25.3 in 2003. The normal for February is 8.5 inches.
The total snowfall for the season so far is 76.5 inches. This ranks as the 4th snowiest season on record.
The snowiest seasons...
82.0 1950-51
78.5 1913-14
76.8 1993-94
76.5 2009-10 4th
76.0 1960-61
74.5 1995-96
72.1 1992-93
40.6 is normal snowfall for a year.
Normal for March is 7.9 inches, and April 1.5 inches.
Snowfall records for Pittsburgh date back to 1884.
For reference sake: 76.5"...that's how tall a Cadillac Escalade is. 6' 4"....that's taller than my brother Matt.
Oh...it's still snowing.
Saturday, February 27, 2010
"This winter just won't quit"
A quote from the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette this morning.
"This winter just won't quit. Friday's snowfall of 3.5 inches boosted the record total for February to 44.6 inches and the total for the season to 72.8 inches, moving the winter of 2009-10 to sixth on the all-time list. The top five snowiest seasons in Pittsburgh since 1884 have been: 1950-51 (82 inches); 1913-14 (78.5); 1993-94 (76.8); 1960-61 (76.0); and 1995-96 (74.5)."
And, I don't think that included the 5-6" that Ben shoveled this morning. I figure, hey, if we've come this far, we might as well shoot for the best. No one wants to be 6th. Now, lets assume we can add 5" to the total posted, then we go up to 77.8", which puts us at 3rd....A bronze...not bad, but I think we can do better.
"This winter just won't quit. Friday's snowfall of 3.5 inches boosted the record total for February to 44.6 inches and the total for the season to 72.8 inches, moving the winter of 2009-10 to sixth on the all-time list. The top five snowiest seasons in Pittsburgh since 1884 have been: 1950-51 (82 inches); 1913-14 (78.5); 1993-94 (76.8); 1960-61 (76.0); and 1995-96 (74.5)."
And, I don't think that included the 5-6" that Ben shoveled this morning. I figure, hey, if we've come this far, we might as well shoot for the best. No one wants to be 6th. Now, lets assume we can add 5" to the total posted, then we go up to 77.8", which puts us at 3rd....A bronze...not bad, but I think we can do better.
Backyard sledding
3 weeks ago Henry and Samuel left their red sled outside...bad idea. Their sled is only about 4 inches tall...do you see where I'm going with this?
Yesterday, I got out the shovel (not the snow shovel, the real shovel) and the boys and I (William was no help) spent a 1/2 hour digging around in a foot of snow (yes, there is still that much on the ground). Actually, because the snow has melted, compacted, been dripped on from the snow melting off the roof, and the big chunks of snow falling off the roof have hit it, and the gutter falling off the roof also hit it...we had our work cut out for us. Thankfully, I took note of where the sled was when I told the kids to go get it, or else they would be sorry. So, what I'm getting at is, if there is a huge storm coming your way, don't leave out your sled, and if you do, dig it out before it gets buried in solid ice. We did have fun sledding though. We have a run in the back yard that is slicked up like a luge course. I'm not sure how the boys always end up facing forward and I always end up facing backward???
Thursday, February 25, 2010
At the mall
Like most Mom's I avoid the mall like the plague if I have all of my kids with me. However, Henry's orthodontist is actually at the mall. The other day he had an appointment, which we all went to, and then Samuel and Sadie wanted to play at the playground. Henry and William went along with that plan. Here's some pictures of the fun.
Pinewood Derby
Ok, so it was about a month ago....I'm a little behind. I took a ton of pictures, but they were with someone elses camera. So, here is a picture of Henry's car and his 3rd place for 9 year old trophy.
Doesn't it look nice...
Now, look at the bottom.
This is what it looked like after 30 minutes of drilling to get out the extra .3oz.
It was a fun day. At least until Sadie threw up all over the trophy at Krispy Kreme.
Thursday, February 11, 2010
Wednesday, February 10, 2010
What do you do when you are snowbound?
(Well, not exactly snowbound, since we can drive around...you just don't want to.)
On the first day you wake up to a winter wonderland and say to yourself, "Wow, I have never seen this much snow." Then, you open your window (because your doors are snowed in) and yell across the street to see how long it has taken your neighbor to shovel her front walkway. After much thought about whether or not it is worth shoveling, since it is still snowing, you decide you might as well...It's not going to get any easier. So, you gear up, take a bunch of pictures, and you go shovel for about 2 hours. Of course you stop every 10 minutes or so, look around in amazement and say, "Man, this is a lot of snow. I haven't even made a dent yet." Then, you stop to talk to your neighbors for awhile. You even get a call from your parent's in Scotland that have heard about the snow. You also look in amazement as it seems your neighbor is getting a new granite countertop in the middle of all of this. After 2 hours you have one shovel width of sidewalk done (including the old man's), and perhaps 1/4 of the driveway. You have to work in layers. It took me about 3 layers to get down to the driveway.
After deciding to take a break, you come inside and blog about the snow, Facebook about the snow and have some hot cocoa. After looking at Facebook, you realize that there are people w/o power...people you know, people with small children, older people. You make phone calls to your home & visiting teaching families. You call the bishop. You wonder if it will ever stop snowing...finally, it does...20".
You finish one half of your driveway (2 more hours). You call your friends that have no power and tell them to come over...they can't, they haven't been plowed out yet. You even drive to their neighborhood and see if they can walk out to you, but it's too far.
You wonder if you will have church the next day...you will not.
The second day, your friends are finally plowed out and come over for the duration. The duration was only about 6-7 hours, but it was fun and the kids didn't want them to go home. I'm sure the parent's enjoyed the shower. After spending the night in a house that dipped down to 34 degrees and using old lumber from the garage in the fireplace, and then waking up to 4 degrees outside, I'm glad they called. Halfway through the day you get a call that school is canceled for Monday.
Monday, you get up early and head out to Sam's Club to buy snacks to replenish for the next storm, coming on Tuesday. I can't survive another one of these storms without chocolate.
You get another call that school is canceled for Tuesday.
You spend a lot of time playing "Clues (Clue)", "scrambling" (shuffeling) cards for various card games and watching the kids play in the snow.
Tuesday is pretty much the same.
Tuesday night you go to bed thinking maybe the 6-10" of snow won't come, since it has stopped snowing and there is only 1".
Wednesday morning you wake up and there is 4" of snow. While you are out shoveling, your neighbor tells you that he made it up to the main road, but then slid around and came back home. More scrambling cards, more Clues.
I imagine Thursday will be similar, since there is no school tomorrow either.
Did I mention...it's still snowing.
On the first day you wake up to a winter wonderland and say to yourself, "Wow, I have never seen this much snow." Then, you open your window (because your doors are snowed in) and yell across the street to see how long it has taken your neighbor to shovel her front walkway. After much thought about whether or not it is worth shoveling, since it is still snowing, you decide you might as well...It's not going to get any easier. So, you gear up, take a bunch of pictures, and you go shovel for about 2 hours. Of course you stop every 10 minutes or so, look around in amazement and say, "Man, this is a lot of snow. I haven't even made a dent yet." Then, you stop to talk to your neighbors for awhile. You even get a call from your parent's in Scotland that have heard about the snow. You also look in amazement as it seems your neighbor is getting a new granite countertop in the middle of all of this. After 2 hours you have one shovel width of sidewalk done (including the old man's), and perhaps 1/4 of the driveway. You have to work in layers. It took me about 3 layers to get down to the driveway.
After deciding to take a break, you come inside and blog about the snow, Facebook about the snow and have some hot cocoa. After looking at Facebook, you realize that there are people w/o power...people you know, people with small children, older people. You make phone calls to your home & visiting teaching families. You call the bishop. You wonder if it will ever stop snowing...finally, it does...20".
You finish one half of your driveway (2 more hours). You call your friends that have no power and tell them to come over...they can't, they haven't been plowed out yet. You even drive to their neighborhood and see if they can walk out to you, but it's too far.
You wonder if you will have church the next day...you will not.
The second day, your friends are finally plowed out and come over for the duration. The duration was only about 6-7 hours, but it was fun and the kids didn't want them to go home. I'm sure the parent's enjoyed the shower. After spending the night in a house that dipped down to 34 degrees and using old lumber from the garage in the fireplace, and then waking up to 4 degrees outside, I'm glad they called. Halfway through the day you get a call that school is canceled for Monday.
Monday, you get up early and head out to Sam's Club to buy snacks to replenish for the next storm, coming on Tuesday. I can't survive another one of these storms without chocolate.
You get another call that school is canceled for Tuesday.
You spend a lot of time playing "Clues (Clue)", "scrambling" (shuffeling) cards for various card games and watching the kids play in the snow.
Tuesday is pretty much the same.
Tuesday night you go to bed thinking maybe the 6-10" of snow won't come, since it has stopped snowing and there is only 1".
Wednesday morning you wake up and there is 4" of snow. While you are out shoveling, your neighbor tells you that he made it up to the main road, but then slid around and came back home. More scrambling cards, more Clues.
I imagine Thursday will be similar, since there is no school tomorrow either.
Did I mention...it's still snowing.
Sunday, February 7, 2010
One more pic of snow...by the way, it has stopped...for now
Saturday, February 6, 2010
Friday, February 5, 2010
Brotherly Love
Yesterday Henry was having a hard day. He came home from school and was mad at everyone. He was yelling and just generally being mean. After we had a snack it was time for piano. When we got to piano I sent Sadie and Samuel in and Henry and I talked for a bit. He told me that he was upset because he had lied to me this week one day when he didn't have homework. He really did have homework, but he couldn't find it in his messy desk when the bell rang. He also was feeling too much pressure because everyone has so many high expectations of him. It was also bothering him that he thought no one in his family liked him. Here is his thought process on that one: In Sadie's prayers she prays for people to get better (this started when we were all not feeling well, and since she is four years old, her prayers are quite repetitive) and she never mentions Henry. So, we talked for awhile and then went inside. As soon as we walked in Samuel said "Hi, William." Of course since he didn't say "Hi, Henry" this was another cause of angst.
On the way home Henry mentioned that Samuel doesn't like him. I vehemently disagreed (as did Samuel) and told him that Samuel had written a paper at school about his friend. They each had to choose a friend to write about and Samuel had picked Henry. Thankfully, I had kept the paper, so as soon as we got home Samuel showed it to him. It is as follows:
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I don't know what the picture is of, but I do know that the effect of this simple paper was amazing. You could almost see the love that Henry felt. He turned it over and wrote his own "story."
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"My friend is Samuel his best talent is sharing. He is an awesome friend" On the bottom, upside down, it says "true story."
Wednesday, February 3, 2010
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