We're off to Kansas City to visit Julie's family in a few hours. I'm putting on my big smile for the next four days.

The snow has finally stopped falling. We had a mix of rain and snow yesterday, and the roads are better. There's still snow around our house, but by the time we return to Seattle it should be gone. The temperature is fighting its way into the forties, and will remain there hopefully for the rest of the winter. This winter wonderland has been entertaining, but I'm ready to return to the gray, misty Seattle winters I know and pretend to love.