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Memorable Thanksgiving

Kachina624 — Fri, 29 Nov 2019 05:23:18 GMT

No I didn't fix any good food or have the pleasure of having a ton of family around. For possibly the first time in my life I experienced a snow storm on the holiday. Our snows here usually consist of 2 -3" overnight and it's gone by noon.

It started about 7pm and snowed all night and into the morning until about noon. I'd say there was about 7-8" in my neighborhood. It was so pretty and my pups had such fun running and playing in it, then running inside to jump.in my lap soaking wet. Such fun.

Another storm due tomorrow but, except for higher elevations, it looks like rain so good-bye snow.

Re: Memorable Thanksgiving

CrazyKittyLvr2 — Fri, 29 Nov 2019 07:13:57 GMT

@Kachina624 I'm so glad you and your pups enjoyed the snow. Isn't it funny to watch them? Not sure how often or how much you get in the winter.

Here in NEPA I like the first one or two snowfalls but after the umpteenth one it wears thin.

Any dog we ever had loved to go out and jump around in it. We had a one that loved to go out and just lay there and get snowed on. She was a big old black dog, no idea of what kind, just a mixed breed. She was very pretty and so sweet, but she was not very bright. I loved that dog. You would look out at all that white snow and there was Mindy, a big dark lump covered in snow. If you wanted her inside you had to go pick her up.

Re: Memorable Thanksgiving

on the bay — Fri, 29 Nov 2019 08:05:18 GMT

@Kachina624 -

That sounds so wonderful!

@CrazyKittyLvr2 -

I can just picture Mindy

One of my loveable granddogs loved to make tunnels through the snow-You would see a blur and then his sleek black body and tail emerge.

The other 2 would follow his path he had made

Re: Memorable Thanksgiving

CrazyKittyLvr2 — Fri, 29 Nov 2019 08:09:16 GMT

@on the bay When you finally got her inside, after brushing off the snow, you had to towel dry her. She had thick long hair and it took forever to fully dry. By then she wanted out again. Rinse and repeat.

Re: Memorable Thanksgiving

Desertdi — Fri, 29 Nov 2019 08:14:20 GMT

@Kachina624 Our local weathermen all forecast 3 days of rain.....starting Wednesday night. As of 1:00 am.........I haven't gotten a drop........even tho the weather radar shows it's "supposed" to be raining here. It's also surprisingly warm....59°. di

Re: Memorable Thanksgiving

Lilysmom — Fri, 29 Nov 2019 10:11:26 GMT

@Kachina624 , first snow is lovely isn't it? Our Lab was in heaven. A 6 am roll in the snow...Lab heaven! LM

Re: Memorable Thanksgiving

Desertdi — Fri, 29 Nov 2019 11:39:14 GMT

@Kachina624 Uh oh........storm finally hit. 50mph wind, and tornado warning in my area. I 40 now closed from Kingman to Winslow........and it looks like it's headed toward YOU. "Take cover" is right! di

Re: Memorable Thanksgiving

cherry — Fri, 29 Nov 2019 12:01:46 GMT

I used to have mini Doxies and Mr Cherry always had to use his snow blower ,to clear a path and place for them to go potty..They are little couch potatoes ,and never thought much of the out of doors

Re: Memorable Thanksgiving

Ms tyrion2 — Fri, 29 Nov 2019 12:14:25 GMT

I am NE of Scottsdale and the rain woke me up at 4:45.

We have thunder and lightning too. Really pouring now and more expected all day.

My big decision is whether to go to the gym for class at 10:00 or just snuggle in for the day!

Re: Memorable Thanksgiving

Desertdi — Fri, 29 Nov 2019 13:12:28 GMT

@Ms tyrion2 wrote:
I am NE of Scottsdale and the rain woke me up at 4:45.
We have thunder and lightning too. Really pouring now and more expected all day.

My big decision is whether to go to the gym for class at 10:00 or just snuggle in for the day!

@Ms tyrion2 I'm in NE PHX..........flash flood warnings.........you may get out......and not be able to come back. I vote for SNUGGLE!

Re: Memorable Thanksgiving

BlueFinch — Fri, 29 Nov 2019 16:50:22 GMT

I loved my TG day, but it could have been perfect if I had @Kachina624 's snow. I had such dreamlike visions of that description, since snow is so rare in central TX.

I had been asked to join family in Austin for TG, but I opted to stay home with my dog for a quite day. I've been nursing a bad back, so I'm not the best company right now.

My TG dinner (drumroll :-) was an omelet. But I did have a nice glass of wine and splurged for a piece of pumpkin pie. I give thanks for occasional carb loading days.

I hope everyone who is traveling home does so safely, or if you're just out there fighting the hordes of rabid shopper's, watch yourself. It could get crazy.

Re: Memorable Thanksgiving

Kachina624 — Fri, 29 Nov 2019 17:19:05 GMT

@Desertdi wrote:
@Kachina624 Uh oh........storm finally hit. 50mph wind, and tornado warning in my area. I 40 now closed from Kingman to Winslow........and it looks like it's headed toward YOU. "Take cover" is right! di

@Desertdi. So much for the Farmer's Almanac which predicted warmer and drier than normal. It has been very cold here.

Re: Memorable Thanksgiving

Scooby Doo — Fri, 29 Nov 2019 17:19:24 GMT

@Kachina624 wrote:
No I didn't fix any good food or have the pleasure of having a ton of family around. For possibly the first time in my life I experienced a snow storm on the holiday. Our snows here usually consist of 2 -3" overnight and it's gone by noon.

It started about 7pm and snowed all night and into the morning until about noon. I'd say there was about 7-8" in my neighborhood. It was so pretty and my pups had such fun running and playing in it, then running inside to jump.in my lap soaking wet. Such fun.

Another storm due tomorrow but, except for higher elevations, it looks like rain so good-bye snow.

LOL my GD went to Albuquerque to visit her other grandparents and to escape the snow here. There was more snow there than here! Now she gets to deal with the airline travel experience today going through Denver.

Re: Memorable Thanksgiving

Kachina624 — Fri, 29 Nov 2019 17:26:14 GMT

@BlueFinch. Having lived over 30 years in Houston and Midland, makes me doubly appreciative of a snowy holiday. I worked for years in a windowless 2-story building in Houston. On the rare occasion when we got a little snow, we adults would spend the whole day running down the back stairs to peek out the back door.

Re: Memorable Thanksgiving

Azcowgirl — Fri, 29 Nov 2019 18:10:04 GMT

Last night we had a hum dinger of a thunder storm and gully washer. Road closures here and there due to flooding.

Looking like another one of those years when the desert gets extra green and lush in the coming spring !

Re: Memorable Thanksgiving

on the bay — Fri, 29 Nov 2019 18:21:53 GMT

@Azcowgirl -

That's a nice way to think of it

Re: Memorable Thanksgiving

pdlinda — Fri, 29 Nov 2019 19:23:09 GMT

I'm in North Central Phx and it's been pouring rain here all through the night and on the brink again now. I'm running to bring the trash out as I recently had my right knee replaced and don't want to wait for another downpour. Too easy to slip!!

Re: Memorable Thanksgiving

BlueFinch — Fri, 29 Nov 2019 19:41:09 GMT

@Kachina624 Kudos to you for hanging in Houston for any length of time. Lovely people, but terrible environment. SO humid. I mean really bad hair days, and Mother Nature sure throws some wrath with flooding issues. Although it seems to have been getting gradually worse over the years, not unlike other weather extremes. I'm in the medium insult area of SA.