We Moved to DC For This?

We lived in the Midwest for thirty years, so we know what winter is like. It’s hard to believe that we used to just get in the car and get to wherever we needed without hardly thinking about it. And my job required traveling from one place to another all over town. Probably the worst thing that could happen did when I almost lost three fingers in a snow blower accident. Yes, I did exactly what you aren’t supposed to and ended up with a sliced finger, a broken finger, and one that required pinning and stitching with a joint that hasn’t worked ever since. Then there was six months of physical therapy. So my aversion to snow and ice is quite intense. Unfortunately for us DC gets snow - a lot more than we imagined. And this weekend it came and is still coming. And because we walk every morning, snow is no reason to sit at home - even though I really don’t want to fall and injure another important body part. Since the federal buildings are better at clearing the sidewalks we headed to the Capitol where sledding is a big deal. The dogs were having fun. There were a lot more people out today than on most weekends. I have a feeling that the government offices will be closed tomorrow on top of the already furloughed employees. We are supppsed to meet up for breakfast with family  tomorrow morning but it may get canceled - it’s just not worth the hassle. Every once in a while we think about moving back to the Midwest. I’m just not sure I could take the cold and ice most of the year.