This has been an amazing winter…and it just started!!

Over the last few weeks Washington state has received record snowfall….the most in over 20 years!

We even had a white Christmas with snow falling from the sky and piles on the ground. It was exciting for us (hubs and I) as we have a jeep (with huge tires!) and can get around with ease so we had no worries.

But now the pineapple express is blowing through (with constant rain) and the snow has melted…both in the mountains and down here in the lowlands resulting in massive flooding that is predicted to be worse than November 2006 .

Lucky for us we live in an urban area which is not surround by rivers or streams and are not in danger of being flooded.

As of today all passes are closed with no estimate of when they will be allowed to open. Avalanches and mud slides are a constant threat.

A 21-mile section of I-5 is now closed in Lewis county down by Chehalis and Centralia which could last for days.

We are all now hoping for cooler weather so the rain in the mountains will turn back to snow stabilizing the snow pack resulting in less runoff into the rivers.

Meanwhile I have family members who are stranded on both sides of one of those rivers…some can’t get out and the rest can’t get back in.

We have placed ingredient orders with several suppliers and are now wondering  just how they are going to get through all the road closures!

Here are just a few snapshots I took out our back door. These pictures do not reflect just how deep the  snow got!

Amazing!

(you can see bigger pictures on our flickr account!)

Rebecca

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