{"id":2449,"date":"2013-12-10T16:35:43","date_gmt":"2013-12-10T21:35:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/elbowglitter.com\/blog\/?p=2449"},"modified":"2013-12-10T16:35:43","modified_gmt":"2013-12-10T21:35:43","slug":"sad-melted-snowmen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/elbowglitter.com\/blog\/2013\/12\/10\/sad-melted-snowmen\/","title":{"rendered":"Sad, Melted Snowmen"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The forecast for today called for two to five inches of snow.<\/p>\n<p>FIVE INCHES OF SNOW!<\/p>\n<p>Of course, we never get the max amount of snow forecasted, but I was hopeful. \u00a0I wanted a good solid snow. \u00a0Something pretty. \u00a0Winter snow that sticks around for a while. \u00a0Snowmen that take a while to melt.<\/p>\n<p>I woke up today and the government was shutdown in anticipation of the snowfall. \u00a0I have a telework agreement, so that meant that I still had to work, but I could do so in sweatpants (a definite win). \u00a0So I settled in to work and await the snowfall.<\/p>\n<p>And the snow! \u00a0It fell! \u00a0So beautiful.<\/p>\n<p>But there weren&#8217;t five inches of snow. \u00a0Not five, not four, not three, probably not even two. \u00a0And by the time the sun was setting, the snow was melting significantly. \u00a0Water was dripping from the trees as it melted. \u00a0All that is left is patchy snow in the yard. \u00a0Definitely not pretty. \u00a0It looks like the neighbor kids tried to make a snowman, but it&#8217;s just a pile of snow at this point.<\/p>\n<p>Though I guess for all practical purposes, the snow coming and going so quickly is a good thing. \u00a0No worries about driving in it. \u00a0My car&#8217;s relatively clean. \u00a0So that&#8217;s good.<\/p>\n<p>But it&#8217;s Christmas time. \u00a0Who wants to be practical?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The forecast for today called for two to five inches of snow. 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