Girls in white dresses and blue satin sashes; snow flakes that stay on my nose and eyelashes…These are a few of my favorite things.
Oh yes, friends, for all you in the frozen tundra up north who are aching for spring, this southern girl prayed for a long, cold winter, the coldest we’ve seen in years. Well, ladies and gents, I’ve been blessed; it’s been a nice, long winter and God gave me one more winter gift: snow! Fluffy, gloriously large flakes of white softness fell from the sky off and on during the day. It was a day to sit in wonder, staring out the window in silent awe. It was also a day to go outside and play, to introduce Brennan to the phenomenal white stuff that graces these parts once in a blue moon.
We didn’t stay outside too long because after recuperating from last week’s viruses, little Brennan woke up with a fever that reached to nearly 102 degrees. So back to the doctor we went. It’s been a good 9 years since I’ve driven in snow living in Chicago. But it wasn’t that bad, and the doc confirmed that he picked up a new virus. So we’re staying put for a couple of days. Before I get to the pictures, I wanted to mention that for at least the next few weeks, I’m taking a break from reading other people’s blogs. Hence, no comments on your blogs. But maybe I’ll catch you on Twitter or Facebook, or better yet, face-to-face!
Take in the beauty, or if you’re sick of snow, just amuse me for awhile <grin>:
Everyone in town was probably sitting on pins and needles waiting to know if school and work were going to be canceled. Matt kept refreshing his work email every five minutes to no avail. We waved goodbye to our special man, who was at least able to see the flakes through his office window (which he didn’t have for many years at his other job).
A Texas Winter Wonderland
Kids aren’t the only ones who like the snow. Big, furry Labrador Retrievers like it, too. Eventually, her muzzle wasn’t the only thing white on her.
Here’s a boy who doesn’t feel well and is ready for a nap. A boy who was happiest today in my lap reading books.
When Daddy wrapped up work, he couldn’t resist bundling up his boy to make Brennan’s first snowman. Evan, our 3 year old neighbor buddy made the cutest snowman you can see in the left-hand corner.
It’s February. And there is snow on the ground. There is something seriously wrong with this picture.
I’m actually not quite sure who the boys are, but these three kiddos made this snowman on the other side of our yard that got a decent amount of the white stuff. So we have three awesome snowmen in our near vicinity that make us smile. They won’t last as long as Kelly’s snowman though, no sir-ee. We will bid farewell to them tomorrow.
Getting warm by the fire. After his bath, this is what the scene looked like again in our house except that I was holding Brennan and all the lights were off so he could fall asleep while we said his bedtime prayers, thanking God for the snow! What a delightful day, even with a sick lad.
Now that we’ve had a solid winter, complete with snowflakes that stayed on my nose and eyelashes, the silver white winter is welcome to melt into spring.
