Snow Day

"Holy Crap - It Snowed!!" - that was the first thing out of my husband's mouth this morning when he woke up at o'dark early to take the pups for a run. Normally Monday mornings aren't run mornings but he was doing me a favor and taking them running so I could get to an exam I'm required by the city to take every 2-5 years for legal use of my workspace. The plan was he would take them running - which he did, almost killing himself in the process and breaking his own leg - and that then they'd sleep for several hours while I was at this exam. He accomplished his part of the plan. But Seattle is not used to snow and does not know how to deal with it. My husband, being from Salt Lake City, and me, being from Jackson Hole WY, make fun of how this city reacts to the slightest bit of snow. Though in its defense, if you've never been to Seattle you have to know that many of our street are akin to the streets of San Francisco. They are brutally steep and the right combination of snow and ice could easily launch you and your car into the rather chilly Elliott Bay.

True to form though, Seattle is freaking out about the snow and as such all morning city services have been canceled. With it goes my 8:30am exam. This means I have to reschedule for Wedns and I HAVE to go on Wedns because my current certification expires on Wednesday. Serves me right for leaving this for last minute!

In the meantime, I have plans to go play in the basement again today. Half of the basement is now fully painted and most of the furniture has been moved out so I can now easily get to the front half. My plan today is to tape off and paint all the baseboards today and then hit the walls with a fresh coat of paint tomorrow. After that it's just waiting for the carpeting guys. I hope they come soon because I fear it's going to be a really quiet business week. There's a big tradeshow in Florida this week. More for the bigger players then for companies like me but that means my two bigger and BIG company contacts are there this week. And I imagine a lot of small retailers will be there as well if for no other reason then to have an excuse to get some Florida sun and write it off as a business expense. Waking up to our dusting of snow this morning had me wishing I had planned a trip to Florida now too!