So Much Snow!

As many already know this was the weekend when the snow really hit Ohio (as well as many other places). We were scheduled to drive down to Cincinnati on Friday for a weekend with my sister and her family. It is so hard to find time to get together, and part of our reason for going was she had purchased a ticket for Katie to go see High School the Musical on stage, so we really didn't want to miss it.

We started out at 4 pm on Friday and the roads were basically fine. They were plowed for the most part, or at least had tracks in the lanes that you could stay in. That is until we were 20 miles south of Columbus. Then suddenly as if we were transported to another place the roads were barely touched. Now I realize that all of Ohio does not get as much snow as we up here in the Cleveland area are used to getting. Still, last time I checked Ohio was a Northern State, and it would stand to reason that in the North during the winter you will see snow. Apparently, that is not the reasoning in Southern Ohio as the roads were barely plowed and you couldn't have seen a lane if you wanted too.

While driving across 275 towards 74 in Cincy I finally said "this is the choose your own lane version of driving" Now I know there are more hills in the Cincy area then in Cleveland, I get that. I just think that if you go over a street enough you will get it basically down to the pavement, and much easier to drive on. Just a thought from watching it down in the North!

Anyway, we managed to make it to Cincy in 6 1/2 hours, and then on Sunday home in 4 1/2. I guess truly that isn't bad. We were safe and Katie loved seeing High School the Musical. So in the end the weekend was well worth it. Not sure I'd drive back down that way when there is a major snow storm hitting, but...

So now we're home. The driveway is plowed out, the roads are clear. Already made it to the gym and grocery store and the kids are off to school. The only bad thing about all the snow for us now is the poor dog is having a terrible time getting out into the yard. We shovelled her a little path, but she is 11 years old and thinks she needs to be out in the yard where she would normally go. Consequently, she is trudging her way through the snow, almost getting stuck to go out there. She's a 95 lb black lab, I hate to think what it must be like for anyone with a tiny dog!

Happy snow from the Cleveland Area. Hopefully, this is it for the winter, but around here you never quite know.