Snow Day

Okay, so this isn't Chattanooga. It isn't even America- it's a cute little resort town called Weggis in Switzerland that I want to visit sometime in my life. (I rode past it on a tourbus once). But all of my friends & family in Ohio & Kentucky have had two days of ice & snow and I am beyond jealous. I know snow is a pain to drive in (I actually took drivers ed in sleet & snow.) I know too much ice can cause tree limbs to snap and power lines to go down. I know snow means it is really cold outside. But I am still longing for it. When spring arrives early here & my crocuses come out and everyone else is still trying to thaw, I'll be thankful that we live in Georgia. But right now, I am thinking the further north, the better.

I love that "snowed in" feeling. I want to snuggle up with some tea and a book, sit by the fire or watch a movie with my kids and watch it come down. Then I want to bundle everyone up, play outside until we are soaked to the bone and can't feel our fingers, and then come in and start the whole process over again. But here all we have outside is rain and some really strong wind. I don't want to play in it. I don't even want to open my blinds and look at it. Remind me never to move to Seattle. Or London. Or anywhere else they say it rains a lot.

So, I'm keeping the blinds closed. It's nice & dark today, so it kind of feels like a "weather day" (that's what they call them in the south when it's too ridiculous to call it a snow day). I'm going to settle in with Hannah and read & watch PBS kids and pretend we're snowed in. Happy snow day! Here's a picture of my parents' backyard from 2004- it may be the last time we saw a really great snow. Did I mention Al loves it too?