Officially winter begins in two days, but our wintery weather arrived two days ago.
We woke Wednesday to an inch or so of snow, and school was cancelled for the day. We had spent Tuesday afternoon and evening at basketball games at school and the girls stayed up late when we got home to finish their homework. (They make me so proud!) They were a little bummed that after all that effort, they were not going to school.
Stephanie was especially bummed as her basketball game (final one of the season) had also been cancelled.
The snow has stuck around and we've even gotten more, so school was cancelled Thursday and again today. Three days off on account of snow is very rare around here! It's a bummer too as I missed sharing Christmas celebrations with my students and colleagues. We don't return to school now until January 5.
In the meantime, Steve goes off to work faithfully, braving the snow and ice. For all who live where it really snows, this is nothing. For those of us who grew up in Southern California and have learned to live with rain in Washington, this is a big deal! Humor us, please.
Finally, Mitchell has come home for Christmas! He drove from Albuquerque, NM, leaving Monday morning and arriving here Tuesday evening. (He met us at the school during the basketball games.) I am very excited to have him home, and I am very grateful that he arrived just before our big storm hit. God takes very good care of us all.
Here are a few pictures I took around the house this morning. Maybe later I'll venture outside and take more.
My cat, Little Sox, is spending more time indoors than out these days. (He's very cuddly.) 
Catherine's dog, Meeko.
He ferociously barks at the snow as it falls. I'm pretty certain that he will drive me crazy.
This is Candy, Stephanie's cat.
She's very independent.
As I was wrapping up this blog entry, I got a visit from some friends. The deer are hanging out in the backyard again! (Did I mention that I grew up in L.A. and this stuff is really cool to me?)
3 comments:
Welcome back! I've missed your posts! And yes, I guess this snow would be a pretty big deal in your area, especially since you grew up in L.A.!
Hey there Cindy....glad you are back to blogging! Love the deer out there and as for Meeko "making" you mad....well 'nuff said....
I just love all the snow pictures just to remind me of snowy Christmases once upon a time. I'm looking out to sun and clear skies! And hoping it stays that way for a Christmas BBQ!
Ah, beams, you are such a punk. I'm freezing my tush off and you're planning a bbq.
The neat thing, though, that caught my attention is that Christmas is Christmas whether celebrated with a bbq or in the snow. Jesus came to us wherever we be and we can celebrate in many different ways.
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