Time to Put Away the Lawn Furniture Dear!

So Double Gulp...Winter seems to have arrived. Fall was going along just beautifully, a bit chilly for September (well an east coast September) then boom. "Possibility of snow in higher elevations Friday night and Saturday" Granted this prediction came from the same people who would predict sun in August...'three days of rain, two days of sun'. Get to the two days where it was suppossed to be sunny and lo and behold, 'three days of rain, two days of sun'. Anyone up on this August's weather in Alaska knows we had 23 days straight of rain.So the weather prediction was taken with a grain of salt right up until the time came to drive home....have we mentioned we live three miles straight up? So turns out the 'higher elevations' meant us and it was happily snowing big flakes when we got home...no big deal right. Freak snow showers happen all the time...well, this snow shower just kept right on snow showering until the middle of the night...and we have a good few inches. Suddenly it starts to become a bit clearer that we have "Moved to Alaska". Dog paws were suddenly being wiped regularly again and it has become clear that the lawn furniture on the deck may no longer be needed (though a couple chairs might be nice for northern light viewing (sure to commence soon at 5pm as the light is decreasing by 7min a day) Did we mention it is becoming clear that we did, in fact, "Move to Alaska"? Oh, and the snow tires happily sitting rimless in the shed, just might need to be 'rimmed' and 'mounted' soon. Something SHE was planning on attempting in her auto maintenance class next week. And...when in August snow shovels started appearing in all the big home stores, just maybe they should have bought one instead of putting it off to a more reasonable time like October! The adventure continues...