We waited and waited, and had 60+ degree days in November, and just the other day Monkey sighed and huffed, “Is it EVER going to be winter, Mama?”
I was hoping the answer was no, but alas, I am not in charge.
Also? It is hard to take a picture of children who are spinning and twirling and catching snowflakes on their tongues, but that’s okay. Right now, they’re having a blast. They don’t realize this is the first quarter inch of what will ultimately total up to a bazillion feet of that stuff. Heh.
Ha. The other night we had like five inches. Trust me, your kids are welcome to it. ;-)
Grumblegrumblegrumble … I miss snow SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO much ….
Come and get it, darlin’.
The snow, I mean.
Mostly.
Dontcha love the cute backpack/child ratio? Glad the snow held out at least this long…
Such a great picture; thanks for sharing it with us! Yep, tell the kids to enjoy the snow because it only snows about once a year down here in GA. The good news is that all of your snow gear and wool garments will get such little use that they will last a lifetime.
Cute backpacks, but dear heavens they are stuffed full! Hope that wasn’t all homework!
My goodness they look like they are going to topple backwards with those huge backpacks. Is that why Chickadee is holding him up?? ;-)
And we have the ground dusting snow here too, but the thermometer reading outside is 20 degrees. Not very exciting.
I am Southern enough to look at that photo and think “thank goodness Mir bought milk yesterday!”
Soon, your winters will only be remembering snow. Except when GA is hit by the freak snowstorm.
What a great photo! And look at those great LL Bean backpacks! How cute!
My son can’t wait for snow either…
I’m with Otto — I miss it, too! Not the January-February my-god-will-this-winter-never-end? kind, but the pre-Christmas, Currier & Ives kind.
We have a Snow Day. SNOW DAY. Not only are the schools closed to the children, the teachers aren’t to go in either. Even the Board offices are closed. So, I get to send my kids to the sitter to play outside in the snow, come home, putter around here, and get PAID for it. Hooray for snow days!
We get snow, the nice type, about once a year. If we’re lucky, we get it twice.
Hasn’t happend yet.
So I am gazing with longing. And if I said that out loud my husband would be shooting darts at me about now.
Thats why I love living in Alabama. We never get snow! I HATE IT. Even though went I got up this morning it was 16 degrees outside. I miss warm weather.
BTW Summer I was thinking almost the same thing! I hope you did go to the grocery store!!
That is the cutest picture ever!
We’ve been getting snow since October! Fortunately, it warms up enough in between storms to melt it all away, so we’re not snowed in…yet.
Bah on snow. I’m done with my fair share. It’s been here since the week before Halloween and there’s more every other day. You’re welcome to it.
Phew! The snow just missed us. I just want a nice 2-3″ a couple days before Christmas, any more is just torture.
So . . . with that backpack, how often does Monkey fall onto his back and have to wave his arms and legs around like a turtle trying to get up?
My first thought was FULL BACK PACKS! LORD! Chiropractors Dream Twins!
Then I saw the cuteness of the backpacks, then I saw the great composition of the pic.
Then I said “GOOD LORD THOSE BACK PACKS MUST BE HEAVY!”
And then I was done.
We’ve had a tornado, but no snow :-(
Aimee –
The January-February snow days are only bettered by the April snow days. Really, how can you NOT love snow? It’s so pure, it’s so clean. It’s calming, it’s classic. The whole world looks better with 8-12 inches of partly cloudy.
And, if you’re a guy, snow means you get to start thinking about snow tires in August. (Dream tire – Nokian Hakkapelita 4, which came out JUST as I was leaving the snow belt. BAH!! I had Hakka-1s on my first Saab, great car and excellent tire. Hakka-2s were on my last Audi – excellent car, squishy tire meant good grip but, uh, entertaining handling on dry roads. The Hakka-4 looks perfect … great treadpattern, pliable rubber compound and diamond-shaped studs. How can you NOT love that. Go ogle it yourself at http://www.nokiantyres.com/passengercars_product_en?product=610495&name=NOKIAN+HAKKAPELIITTA+4 )
(And for those of you who think Blizzaks are great, if you live in an area with real ice, you want real studs. If you only have occasional ice, the studless ice tires are okay.)
(And if you have a four-wheel-drive truck of some sort, just remember that all the drive in the world means nothing if you tires don’t grip – go get snow tires.)
(Also, remember that all-wheel-drive and four-wheel-drive only help you get stuck further off the road. They don’t affect handling or braking at all.)
That’s all for now.
-Otto out
I am SO JEALOUS!! We have warm, warm, and more warm in the forecast, then a little warm rain, then more warm. My husband and son and I are all desperate for some snow and so far all we had was two flakes that fell while we were sleeping.