Snowpocalypse 2010: Fun at first

We've all heard the story about how you boil a frog. The idea is that if you place a frog in boiling water, he'll realize what you're up to and jump to safety. But by placing your frog in a pot of tepid water and then slowly bringing it to a boil, the frog won't realize what's happening and, ignorant of his perilous state, will be boiled alive.

Snowpocalypse 2010 is a little like that. This first storm dumped a manageable 8-10 inches on our neck of the woods. The roads were plowed early and often, getting around town was no problem, and except for having to bundle up a little bit more to go outside, life was business as usual. If we could see into the future, we'd all certainly be jumping to safety at the sight of the first flake.

But Phase One was, in fact, the perfect amount of snow for an adventurous 2-year-old to go sledding in. And sled she did. Were it not for the snow flakes sticking to the curls on the back of her neck and dripping cold water down her back, I'm certain she would have stayed out all day going up and down this snow-covered hill with her best buddy.

I'm glad we had as much fun as we did on this particular day. There are much bigger storms in the forecast for next week, and it sounds like things could get ugly.