Dormer--Deck Rail, Floors, Paint, Closets!

I've been busy at work and consequently slacking on the blog. Lots has happened on the house--the deck is finished, the exterior plumbing/drain connections are complete, the floors have been sanded and refinished, drywall is taped and mudded, most of the paint is up, and we have closet doors in both the bedroom and bathroom. The project is nearly complete! We should be able to move our stuff upstairs after Christmas.

Snow in Seattle

A few times a year, it actually snows enough here to make it feel downright wintry. This is from the snowstorm we had on December 1st, right before the torrential downpours started.

Record-Breaking Rain

Sure, everybody knows it rains a lot in Seattle, but this is precipitation at an unprecedented level of intensity. From the Seattle Times:

The heavy rainfall that continues to pound the region today could break the one-day rainfall record, last set four years ago.

"We're going to come close; it looks good to break it," said Jay Albrecht, a forecaster for the National Weather Service. "It's raining one-quarter inch an hour."

The last record was 5.02 inches, set Oct. 20, 2003. But as of this morning, about 2 ¾ inches has fallen in the past 24 hours in the Seattle area, and the Weather Service says 2 or 3 more inches could fall through tonight.

In addition to all of the havoc the weather is causing for cars, it has made certain intersections pretty difficult to navigate on a bicycle as well. This morning's commute to work was probably the wettest ride I have had in several years.