A Real Winter

A foot of snow, at least! And it's still coming down. Yay. Hot cocoa, the wood stove, and finally, a long, hard cry. But not before a good breakfast and a game of RISK. After my cry a hot shower helped me get composed again, but I'm still feeling the after-shock of it, I'm wanting to shout out, "Tell everyone that you love them, damn it! Don't you realize we could drop dead any minute?!?"

It's cold out there. We don't often get blizzards, but I think today's conditions in central Virginia might have met the definition. Everything has that cold, bluish brightness; it snowed for a couple of hours with tiny little flakes whirling in the air so thick I could barely see the houses across the street. I shiver just to look out the window, but I stare at it; it's so unusual and at the same time utterly common, water falling from the sky.

I'm enjoying the stories and jokes and the encouragement from ya'll. Thanks.
xxoo