Willow Pine Lane - After the Storm of the Century That Wasn't

November 21, 2010.

Same day, different perspective.

November 28, 2010.

November 23 was supposed to usher in the storm of the century. Universities cancelled class. Public schools were ordered to lock down by three. The Utah/Idaho and Utah/Wyoming borders were closed. The news media were tying themselves in hyperbolic knots, so much so, that friends from out of state texted caution and safety messages.

My husband had a fundraiser that night, just as the storm was coming in, that he could not, would not miss, and I was certain we were headed straight into a disaster. I couldn't imagine that the event wouldn't be cancelled. We weren't and it wasn't. What it was, was the storm that wasn't.

The fundraiser we attended was sponsored by The Tree House Museumto benefit special needs childrend of Weber School District. Every year the event raises thousands, and this year, recesssion and killer storm aside, the fundraiser exceeded expectations.

I've included photos of our family lane to prove my point that the storm was nothing special as storms go. As the photos from taken on the 21st of November compared to the 28th of November attest, there really is not that much snow deposit for the mother of all storms. In fact, the commute today was much worse than that of November 23rd.