The dogs love snow! Eating snow is very tasty, or at least Hailey thinks so.

Catching snow that is tossed into the air is even better.

Sometimes you catch the snowballs ...

... and sometimes you don’t as Bella can attest to! oops!

Snow is also good for running and jumping around in.

Bella

Hailey

Alex

Or just hanging out looking pretty in.

Bella

Alex

Hailey

So much fun for all!

About 4 inches. Better than nothing, but not the blizzard that was predicted. I am still waiting to get snowed in here in New Jersey. Maybe next time.

Correction at 9:39 a.m.: More like 5 inches after having been outside to shovel the front steps. I’ll take it!

Me thinks the weather people have been on too many vacations to Mexico. So far we have about an inch at 9:00 p.m.
So much for forecasting.
I wish I were a weather-forecaster-type-person.
I would get paid for a job whether (weather) or not I am right or not.
After all, I can blame it on the this or that etc., etc.

Well, I’ve been productive this afternoon but Mother Nature not so much. Yet. We shall see.

Here is Mother Nature before:

And Mother Nature around 3:00 p.m.

Really, Mom, you’re going to have to step it up a bit here. Just look at what I’ve accomplished next to your piddly little skiff of snow.

Giant Ginger Cookies:

Toffee Squares:

To be continued ...

Everyone around us is on snow alert. We got up early this morning to do some Christmas dinner shopping at the Fairway Market in Paramus. At 9 o’clock in the morning the store was jammed with shoppers rushing to get done before the snow starts. Snowplows appear on the front of nearly every truck you pass. Sand trucks stand at the ready. On Skyline Drive the Road Closed Snow Emergency signs are already up and waiting. (Skyline Drive is high in elevation and is always closed during bad snows. From the top of Skyline Drive you can, of course, on a clear day see the Manhattan skyline. Hence it’s name.) But will the blizzard really materialize or will the whole thing pass us by?

Let’s see how we’re doing here at home.
Salt and snow shovels? Check.
Wood split? Check.
Bolognese sauce cooking on the stove? Check.
Ingredients for baking cookies? Check.
Anticipation and excitement? Check.

We are all waiting. The stage is set and the players are ready to spring into action. All that’s left is for the star of the show to really and truly show up for her big performance. Mother Nature, bring it on!

Right now at noon it’s 20 degrees, the wind has picked up and the air is raw and damp. Stay tuned to this blog for further updates.