And so, they wait. They watch the sky with their dancing brown eyes and wonder when she will open up the storage house for the first time this season. They stare hard at dark trees to see if they can make out any white, even a little. They want to have a cup of cheer with Jack Frost and Farmer Brown, Rudoph and Frosty.
And I remind them It might not and Sometimes the forecasts are wrong so as not to get up hopes. I think of the trouble, of the wet and the freezing and the red chapped hands. I check the cabinets to be sure we have hot chocolate. I stand behind them and squint my eyes out the windows, too. And I pull out the scarves just incase.
Amanda says
December 4, 2010 at 10:34 AMWe are doing the same thing in eastern NC. . . hoping. . . and hoping. . . .
Emily says
December 4, 2010 at 10:52 AMWe’re in the Piedmont!
Amanda says
December 4, 2010 at 12:11 PMHopefully it will work out for all of us–it would be nice to get just a little! 🙂 Happy snow day (fingers crossed)!!!
June Gardens says
December 4, 2010 at 11:20 AMIt’s a snowy-looking sky! Says the Michigander.
kendal says
December 4, 2010 at 11:50 AMsame here in the foothills. we did have a little flurry this morning!
Emily in Charlotte says
December 4, 2010 at 12:35 PMGirl! You know my kids are sitting in the playroom, fingers crossed….still in jammies, hoping for snow! They say they won’t get dressed unless it’s boots and scarves! Still waiting!
Craig says
December 4, 2010 at 12:36 PMI LOVE SNOW
I love snow.
I love winter.
I love hot cocoa.
love snowball fights.
I love snow.
I love to play in the snow.
I wish it could snow
forever.
But it can’t–
And it is sad,
wish I could take credit fot this beautiful snowpoem but…
(author credit – Jordan Kaufmann – age 8)
Merry Christmas All
Craig says
December 4, 2010 at 12:38 PMsorry left out the age of the fine young author – age 8
stacey says
December 4, 2010 at 2:18 PM…and it came down, a whole lot more than I would have ever expected. I am sitting at the windows just watching wishing James was old enough to be as excited as I am and go play with me!
Elizabeth Buck says
December 4, 2010 at 2:28 PMI’ll send you a couple feet of ours for free! I’m in North Dakota!
Flower Patch Farmgirl says
December 4, 2010 at 2:44 PMWe’re having the same sort of togetherness today. After naps we’re venturing out to get groceries *just in case* we end up snowed in. Oh, I love a good snowstorm!
Kari says
December 4, 2010 at 2:59 PM. . . and then it does!
LLH Designs says
December 4, 2010 at 2:59 PMThis photo is priceless!
Happy waiting….
Linsey
For the Love of Naps - Sarah says
December 4, 2010 at 3:13 PMYou can come play here. We got a good 9 inches last night! My boys played out in it for an hour and a half and then I MADE them come in. It is such a magical time of year. I hope you were blessed with some.
amanda says
December 4, 2010 at 5:33 PMSo excited about the snow today! Hope you and your family are enjoying it too!
Emily@remodelingthislife says
December 4, 2010 at 7:50 PMi know W-S got snow today since all my family there is facebooking about it. hope you got some too!!
xoxo
i want those PF boots.
Naomi says
December 4, 2010 at 11:15 PMWe got it today. Did you?
Pattyann says
December 4, 2010 at 11:34 PMYep, we had our first snow and are hoping for some more later this week! (because I am greedy like that!)
Living the Balanced Life says
December 5, 2010 at 10:04 AMI remeber when we were homeschoolong and my kids always wanted a snow day like the other kids! I learned very qucikly we didn’t get much school done if the rest of the neighborhood kids were outside playing! So even though we didn’t have transportation issues, we still had Snow Days!
Bernice