How does the Berner know there's snow? I say, OH NO!

Came downstairs with the dogs this morning and Riley immediately walks over to the sliding glass door and "knocks" to go out onto the deck.

"You wanna go out? Okay." Strange, but whatever.

I pull the drapes aside and see a thin blanket of white outside.

AAAAAAAA....

Now really. How did he know? The drapes were drawn, even if he really could see the snow outside, he couldn't. Couldn't smell it. Berner 6th sense?

He was quite pleased to go outside and stomp around in the fluffy stuff for a few minutes. I realize that it actually IS snowing still. ARGH! This is good for the Bernerboy but not for Berner Mommy.

You see, this Sunday, Boston Chinatown is celebrating the Lunar New Year. HAPPY YEAR OF THE PIG! I have been a member of a lion and dragon dance troupe for over 8 years now. GUND KWOK ASIAN WOMEN LION AND DRAGON DANCE TROUPE We participate in this once a year celebration on the streets of Chinatown. Still don't know why this little bit of snow is so bad? Well, we typically start at about 11am and proceed to visit each Chinatown business owner to do a lion dance blessing on their business. That means our 2 lions (2 people in each lion as a head and tail) need to be continuously performing until we finish, usually at around 5-6pm at night. We have performed in freezing temperatures in past years, but last year was one of the warmest days we ever had for the new year celebration. This year, however, with ice still on the sidewalks and streets, plus the semi melting that occurred over the past few days has just left a lot of standing water in the gutters.

In the gutters of Chinatown. Yuck, yuck, and triple yuck.

Our beautiful lion tails will inevitably get soaked from accidental drops onto the ground, drawing up disgusting Chinatown muck. And then we have to put that soaked tail on our back and continue throughout the day. Nothing. NOTHING is worse than being wet all day with dirty water and there's nothing you can do about it.

Sounds kinda crazy right? Well it is.