Oh, how I love snow days. Yesterday the rain, which had been berating us for nearly a week straight, finally did something nice and turned over to snow. Fast and heavy, it dumped on us for a few hours before calling it quits. While I made dinner the kids dashed in and out, changing out wet socks for dry ones, warming their hands over the heat vent for just a moment, deciding they were done for the evening then changing their minds and heading back out so as not to miss any of the fun, and fully surrendered to the joy of snowfall. When it got dark we called everyone in for good, had a warm dinner, then snuggled by the fire to watch a movie together. Perfection.
I love the fact that Knoxville shuts down for a few inches of snow. Nothing beats the cozy feeling of getting snowed in--we're all together, any prior obligations have been canceled, no one needs to wake up early for school, so let's just have fun and relax and
be together.
In the morning, we put the still-wet coats and mittens in the dryer and layered ourselves up for more fun. It was good that we did, because by lunch time the winter wonderland was starting to melt.
It was nice while it lasted.
