Most of our extended family lives east of us, so storm Fern is of interest. This is what we have for reports as of Saturday morning.
- St. Louis: Snowing and cold enough to bring in electronics. In this case an automatic bird feeder camera.
- Ann Arbor: Really cold, single digits. Possible snow later. Issues with getting cars to start.
- Richmond, VA: Really cold, with predictions of snow tonight, followed by ice. Cold temps for the next week, and potentialforpoweroutages. We discussed checking exterior hose bibs to make sure no hoses are attached and wrapping with towels.
- Rey has been trying to prepare by locating the water master valve, with no luck. He even consulted the inspection report from the house purchase, and he inspector never found one either. I think a present for their house may be addition of a master valve, says the water District parent. But kudos for thinking to check ahead of the storm.
- Zai Shin’s teacher prepped the class that they may have a snow day coming up. So he was sure there was going to be snow this morning, and was a bit disappointed.
- New York City: Cold enough to look for indoor places to play. Maybe snow later, but doesn’t look paralyzing.
- One of Elijah’s friend’s building has quite the setup. Pop-a-shot, skee-ball, driving and Pinball games.
Continuing on the grandchild theme, E’s 3K class had a fashion show, and he wore his Mariners clothes. (In NYC!)
And the video of his runway walk, with his introduction.
Living our relatives Fern experience vicariously has been a nice break from the almost tedious basement work.
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January 24, 2026 at 7:13 pm |
Part of my late fall routine is pulling hoses and putting covers over the bibs. Supposedly, my bibs are frost free–but I’m distrustful. Even though it wasn’t that cold here, YD and I took the 2 1/2 year old (and two month old) to an indoor play area at the Mall. It went well. That’s a great set up to keep kids busy during a New York winter!
January 24, 2026 at 10:21 pm |
I’m amazed at the different play areas in the different apartment buildings. The kids current apt. building has a better one than their first apt., but this was really wild. Probably designed with slightly older than 3-year old tenants in mind.