A Syracuse Google...

SO I thought I would google syracuse to become informed a bit more, and this is what I learned...

Syracuse is known for its snowfall. Boasting (boasting they say, pah!) 115.6 inches (9.6ft)on average. The Syracuse metro area receives more snow on average than any other large city in the United States. Syracuse continually (continually, mind you!) wins the Golden Snowball Award, among Upstate cities. Its record so far is 192.1 inches (over 16ft). The high snowfall is a result of the fact that the city receives both lake effect from nearby Lake Ontario and nor'easter snow. Snow most often falls in small (about 1-3 inches), almost daily doses, over a period of several days. Larger snowfalls do occur occasionally, and even more so in the northern suburbs.

Pre-Dog Coat

So, as it looks like we are officially headed to Syracuse in the fall, I took it upon myself to research heavy dog coats for my nearly naked weimaraner so she doesn't turn into a weimacicle when it drops below...well we won't talk about how low it will drop. So I found a camel colored vinyl material for the waterproof shell, and extra fleece layers for the inside, lined with another layer of olive-brown fleece. THe two fabrics on top are going to be attachable turtleneck pieces. Probably going to attach with velcro. The other picture is reflector trim, that's why its glowing. I'm not sure where I'm going to put it, but I thought it was cool. I will post later once my pattern arrives in the mail and I get started.

Woohoo!!

Snowy Syracuse
Originally uploaded by alientoast

Josh has been accepted into Syracuse University, woo hoo! His first letter of acceptance arrived yesterday. Hopefully the rest will start flowing in as well. At least lets pray they do. If not ,we are screwed and have to go to Syracuse!