The View From My Window

It is Spring but I guess Mother Nature didn't get the memo...

No Winter lasts forever,

No Spring skips its turn.

April is a promise,

That May is bound to keep.

I'm going to keep that in mind while I am shoveling snow today.

Breaking Up is Hard to Do

Dear Snow,
Thank you so much for coming just in time to give me a lovely picture-postcard Christmas. So festive! So thoughtful! The after Christmas visit was fun--perfect for sledding and hey! who's going to complain about a few extra days of Christmas break? You are the life of the party!

So, here's the thing. To be honest--you have overstayed your welcome. Now you are just getting on my nerves. I have places to go, things to do and there you are--blocking the driveway, causing hazardous road conditions. Piling up in mountainous heaps. 

Oh, there was a time when you were so picturesque. 

So breath-taking.

 Full of wonder and beauty.

But you know, the dog would like to get a potty break without freezing his paws. 

He's a California pup and is a little baffled by the never ending white stuff. 

You've just about reached the top of our fountain now. 

Aren't you satisfied yet?

There is no place left for the snow plows to pile you! 

And you know, it pains me to have to tell you, but you are starting to look grubby and dirty.

The wood pile! Come on! 

We need that wood to stay warm.

 Your Arctic embrace is chilling us all to the bone. 

Seriously, pack your bags and go. Give me some space. 

It really isn't attractive to be so clingy and desperate. 

Maybe by next Christmas I will be ready to welcome you back with open arms.

For now, let me soften the blow with 'It's not you it's me'.

No, it's you.

Sincerely,

Connecticut

The View From My Window

Today it is a Winter Wonderland!

Stormy Weather

We had another storm last week. Yawn.

This time the wind blew hard enough to finish the 

collapse of our gazebo.

Then we got a nice 12 inches of fluffy, white snow.

Just a normal week out here in the frigid Northeast.

Our mailbox got plowed over AGAIN.

The snow-plow drivers are expert

in the art of mailbox bashing. 

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I looked up...

and down our street and noticed that nobody else gets

their mailbox knocked over. 

Hmmmm

Was there some bribe...or...tip we forgot to pay

for mailbox protection?

Hello Snow!

The new view from my kitchen window...

snow.

Dad's beloved BYU Cougar sporting a snow coat.

Gunner plunged right in and enjoyed the sudden change of scenery

in his territory.

Eight and a half inches of snowfall overnight made

a beautiful Winter Wonderland.

Let's Talk About the Weather

I may have mentioned we are in Utah for Siara's wedding. Yesterday after church the sun was blazing and the car was like an oven. As the afternoon wore on, a storm moved in and it began to rain cats and dogs. This morning we woke up to SNOW! Then it hailed. Then it continued to snow. Big fluffy flakes that stuck and soon covered the roads. Shane was in the hotel room with only his flip-flops and decided to trek out to the car to get his real shoes. Which,  I just want to state for the record, I packed in spite of his protests that he would ONLY be wearing flip-flops (except of course for the mandatory dressing up for the wedding--and for that he wisely packed his church shoes). So, he put on socks (because it was cold) and flip-flops and headed out. Some time later I heard him pounding on the door. I opened it to a drenched, cold, disgruntled Shane:

"It's FREEZING out there, my socks are soaked and I'm pretty sure I have  FROST-NIP!!"

Christmas Clearance

These are the final markdowns on our Christmas Memories...

The snow has melted away and the older kids are back to school and work. It all went by too quickly! But we can bask in the glow of these good times we had so recently:Our snowman--hairstyle courtesy of Siara
Siara, Shayla and Shane sculpting the masterpiece.

Contemplating the perfect placement of the carrot nose.

That's a whole lotta snow! More than we have EVER seen here.

How sweet it was to see our son with his little daughter.

(How cute is that little bunny jacket?!)

We were so lucky to have our own in-house stylist!

Siara took Seth from shaggy to sharp in a short time.

(You can see he loves the pink hair clips!)

Look how thick the layer of ice is on the car--this was due to the raging east winds.

Uncle Shane getting his turn with little Bailey.

Bailey in her Christmas Elf outfit.