We got a little snow

I believe the final measurement was 11 or 12 inches. I know to my friends from up north, this is nothing. This is Virginia though, so this is a major snowfall. These first two pictures were taken at 6:45 AM, which is why they're so dark (and my hand was apparently a little unsteady, so they're a bit blurry too). It apparently snowed for several more hours afterward.

( the back deck )

( Gateway tries to decide if checking out the squirrel tracks is worth getting the paws wet )

Unfortunately, my hopes of a snow day have been dashed; since the feds have to work, so do I. Not that I work with the federal government, but it's an easy way to make decisions about weather-related closures. It's not a surprise though, since all the major roads in my area have been clear pretty much all day. It kinda blows, since I could really use another day to not get anything done at home rather than not getting anything done at work.

PSA for those who might want to interact with me today

Today I am stressed enough from various work and personal issues to strongly consider bailing out of here for the rest of the afternoon, and am very cranky from being underslept thanks to the insomnia. I will try to keep it reined in, but you should probably just assume I'll be mildly unpleasant to deal with in the best case and a raging bitch in the worst.

[Edit: And to make it even better, my albuterol inhaler doesn't seem to be working on the current tightness in my chest. This would be "not good", although at the moment it's just annoying rather than worrying. I'm going to go with the theory that it's stress-related and not something asthma-related until I have more evidence to the contrary.]