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Got about 4 inches of snow in Manassas from the big storm on Thursday, schools were closed, and since I had put in about 9 extra hours of work in on Tuesday and Wednesday nights (wheee, pager duty) I definitely enjoyed having the day off.   Jessica got Friday off as well, but the Prince William County site wasn't terribly accurate in its "All employees must report to work" statement - turns out it was only 12-month employees who had to show up on Friday, not teachers.

The snow made for pleasant scenery, we don't normally get storms this early in the season.

We took some nice walks through Manassas Battlefield Park over the weekend.   Saw lots of deer and ice and snow, it's quite a change to get a storm like this in NoVA.   Normally we just get the dreaded wintry mix of sleet, freezing rain and ice gradually turning into white-gray slush.

We picked up a Christmas tree as well (pictures on the way), and started decorating for the season.   The cats only gnawed on the branches for a little bit before they got bored, so they've decided to co-exist with the conifer.