Snowfall Shortfall

Winter in Michigan this year has been lame. Dull. Unexciting. Last year when Jacob and I spent much of January, February, and March in Texas, the snow was flying out of control in the Great Lake State. During the 2010-2011 winter, Detroit received 69.1 inches of the white stuff. This year we are lucky to be pushing the 20-inch mark. In addition, the temperatures have been above average, so each time it does snow, it quickly melts. Even though lots of people like this no-snow trend in the weather, I do not. (Nor do the ice fisherman or the southeast Michigan ski area operators or the organizers of our local cross-country ski-and-snowshoe event.) Jacob has not worn his winter coat at all yet this season - he just wears his thermal hoodie everywhere. I have only needed gloves a few times. Neither of us have donned our boots, which could be a problem if Jacob outgrows his brand, new winter boots without ever having put them on his feet! We are heading to Colorado over winter break from school, and, fortunately, the snow totals in the Rocky Mountains have been much more impressive than around here. Maybe when we return from our ski trip, Michigan will finally have a blizzard or something. We deserve at least one six-inch-or-greater snowfall this winter.