Let it Snow, Let it Snow, Let it Snow.....

Wendy and Leslie at grandparents
house in Cle Elum Many years ago...

It's here! The first snow of the season. Wet and sloppy snow but snow none the less. It would have helped to have several more good weeks of weather for traveling to Washington but hey this is Colorado, if you don't like the weather wait ten minutes. My children woke up with a squeal and a holler and ran to get snow boots, scarves and mittens. Funny considering we have about an inch of slop on the ground. This was the first morning in weeks that not only were we on time to leave for school but we were all ready about twenty minutes early! I can clearly remember the adolescent urge to simply "touch" the first snow of the year. Now that I am old and cranky my wonder and awe for the snow are saved for ski boot whispering powder. The rainy slop just makes my drive miserable. Not to ruin the special moment though for my children, I trotted off to the kitchen to make hot chocolate with marshmallows. Now that the kids are off to school, I am sitting here with a nice cup of tea pondering whether or not to start more packing or sneak in an hour nap back under the warm blissfulness of my bedroom blankets.....