SNOW

We have been having the most amazing Winter.  Since moving here, we have really loved the climate and weather of the Tri-Cities.  It is so much different than both Utah and Wyoming- the two states we have lived in the longest, although there have been many states over the years.  So, each time we have chance to complain of our current weather, we go onto the Weather App and compare to both Utah and Wyoming, most times making our current weather seem like a dream come true.  Such is the case this year.  Many, many, many times we've heard that Casper is the coldest city in the Nation.  Even today, I read that the five coldest cities in the nation are all in Wyoming.  In fact, just for my own record, Casper hit -33 this year.  And, no, that does not include the wind chill, or the "feels like" temperature.

Another facet of our Winter that we can be grateful for is the snow.  We may not have had as much snowfall as Northern Utah has had over the last few days, but we have had our share of snow.  And with Jackie graciously outfitting our kids with winter wear this year for Christmas, we couldn't be more excited about the snow.

In fact, this is the second time we have had enough snow to make a snow fort.  Incidentally, the remnants of the first snow fort are buried under the current blanket of snow.  Having grown up in Utah- The Greatest Snow on Earth- we really love snow.  With the weather in Casper, we'd get snow often, but it always seemed to blow away the next day, feeling much like it was sand blasting the skin off your very face in less than a second.  So, to have it snow and be able to keep it for a while, has been really fun for us.

And by us, I mean the rest of my family.  I love the look of snow (especially before the kids have a chance to trample it), but that's about it.

It always makes me so proud when Randy gets out to work in the snow.  On this particular day, he spent hours doing our own driveway, but also the two elderly neighbor's we have- walks and driveways.  He even did them more than once in the day, since it accumulated multiple in the day.  I love it when I get to share him with others, when they get to see his generous heart in action.  He always volunteers to help if he can, but it's the times that he volunteers without being asked that make me feel the most proud that he's my Mister.

I think one thing that might make Seasons even better, for me at least, would be to keep the temperature at an even 75 degrees, yet still have the changing colors of Autumn, the beautiful snow of Winter, the clear skies of Summer, and the new growth of Spring.  Because thermal underwear under two layers of sweats right now is just not cutting it.  Plus, it makes it hard to want to change out of to go out in public.  So, if you don't see me in a while, you'll know it's because I don't want to change my clothes to look acceptable in polite society.