We are enjoying the calm after the storm. I'm referring to the whirl-wind of Christmas plus also the actual snow storm we had resulting in a white Christmas this year, a rarity around here. We were so lucky to have a white Christmas this year. Seattle only gets a white Christmas 7 out of 100 Christmas's. Plus, it started snowing on Christmas Eve and was still snowing on Christmas morning to make it even more exciting. Here is a photo from our front porch on Christmas Eve. It was so serene. We went out for dinner to Ivar's Acres of Clams on Christmas Eve, one of our favorite places to eat. We drove the suburban in 4-wheel drive to pick up Lauren and Ari and then drove to the restaurant which was only a few miles away on the waterfront. Seattle is not equip to deal with snow and with all the hills, it makes it a challenge to drive so we were glad we had a large vehicl...