2026 Life Logs, Day 25: A Busy Snowy Day
Date: Sunday, January 25, 2026
Weather: Overcast, Snow and Wind; High Temp 30, Low 28 degrees F
Location: At Home with My Shadow, Falmouth, MA
The snow started at 10 am this morning, very light at first, and gradually building. By my measuring standard, by 11:45 am we had nearly an inch. At 1:45 pm we were getting closer to 3 inches. And by 4:45 pm we had between 6 and 7 inches.
Then the snow and the wind both picked up. Shadow and I were outside, and I was trying to shovel the walkways, but as soon as I got to the end, the path was filled in again. At this point the snow was very icy, so we came back inside plastered in ice.
By 7:45 pm, the snow had slowed almost to a stop, but the wind continues. My best estimate is that we have 8-10 inches. And now we are getting the icy snowy rain predicted. When that ends, the forecast shows very little chance of more precipitation until about 11 am tomorrow when we start getting 0.1 of an inch an hour until midnight. There is no school tomorrow and that is good for both Jonah and Ollie. Jonah is still in New Hampshire and not sure when they can drive home. And Ollie is still struggling with the allergic reaction to something that happened during the procedure to reset his arm on Friday. The Allegra didn’t work, so they had to start the prednisone this morning. So far, that is not working either. If it is no better tomorrow, they will contact the doctor again to see what to do next. But he won’t be going back to school until the swelling and itching is under control. But at least he is maintaining his positive attitude.
This afternoon, in between forays outside to try and keep the walkway shoveled, I attended a 2 hour Resistance Lab on Zoom, watched the second half of the Patriots-Broncos game (Go, Pats!), and then attended a Massachusetts Rapid Response Zoom on things we can do in Massachusetts to stand in solidarity with what is happening in Minnesota. Some of the call was about being prepared if Massachusetts should be targeted. I gained a lot of information in a short period of time, so I’ll spend tomorrow unpacking that in between digging out of the snow.
This is the deepest snow Shadow has ever encountered, and he finds going to the bathroom a little challenging. I guess if I had to squat down in the freezing snow to go pee, I would be challenged as well! I tried playing ball with him when we had just 3 to 4 inches, but I found that he also doesn’t care for putting an icy tennis ball in his mouth. I’ve always said he loves the snow, but today I found out he loves 2-3 inches of snow, but no more than that.
It is time to bundle up and take Shadow out one more time before we head to bed. I should shovel the walkway one more time, but I don’t think I have the energy. That will be tomorrow’s job.
