More Snow and Game Night with Some Friends

Furtak's Get a Case of Cabin Fever

We have had three days of snow here in Renton. On the first day we had close to 10 inches of snow. The snow has litterally left us stranded in our house since the streets are nothing but ice. When one is not battling the ice one is battling the stranded cars which have been left behind after three days. Jason went to Redmond on Friday for work and braved the dangerous streets through Renton and Issaquah. Redmond apparently has the resources to clear the roads since when Jason arrived in Redmond both the main streets as well as secondaries were clear. Jason's friend at work also stated that this weather system was worse further down south in our area of Renton. Debra and Jason are amazed how ill preparred these towns are for these storms. We asked our friends on Friday night, who have lived here for over 15 years, if it's gotten this bad before and they stated that it just hasn't snowed in this area like this since they've lived here (until of course the Furtak's arrive. Jason probably should have taken pictures since this is history in the making). Debra and Jason asked about salt for our drive-way at several stores and we got odd stares and laughs. Between not having plows to clear the roads or basic treatment for the roads, this area just isn't preparred. We lived in Maryland and had snow twice as bad as here and within a few hours the roads were safe to drive. When Jason drove home from Redmond he almost didn't make it through our neighborhood because of the ice on the hills leading to our home. We regret that we're also going to miss church because of the ice conditions as well. It hasn't gotten above freezing so the ice and snow aren't melting yet and until it does we'll be home bound.

Snow Related Article from the Local News:

• Snow Sneaks Back Into the Pugeout Sound Area
• Even Sand Can't Rush the Icy Roads to Melt
• Artic Air to Hang Around All Weekend
• Snow Snarls Evening Commute; Ice Threatens Morning Drive
• Snow Leaves Snow, Ice, Stranded Cars

Game Night at our Friends House

Debra has made some good friends in the neighborhood so they offered for us to visit them to get us out of the house. We enjoyed a night with dinner and games. Debra and Jason introduced them to Sharp Shooters which was well received by everyone and we played a round of Scene It: Movie Edition. These friends also have kids that are the same age of our kids, so they kept themselves entertained upstairs while we enjoyed our game night. We had a great time and we're pleased to find friends with so much in common. It's also great to find friends in our neighborhood who share our same faith as well. We look forward to our next get together.