Let It Snow . . .!

A full moon with a huge ring around it means a storm coming in, so the old folks used to tell us. The weatherman is predicting a huge storm today and we may even see a snow flake here on the coast. One friend sent an e-mail telling me about her stay at Mt. Hood where they have plenty of snow and now twenty three inches more is expected. A family who love to sky, so they are exstatic knowing they have 'powder' and may not dig out until spring. They have been making snow globes, which I had never heard of, and the picture she sent was beautiful. They made snow balls, big ones, and stacked them like a pyramid around a lantern, I would assume, and the end result is a tall snow globe shining brightly. The picture would not download, so once again I can't show you this lovely sight. Maybe you have made a snow globe and if you have snow in your area you can go out and make one for yourself. Granddaughter Erin is snowboarding up in the Sierras. Last we heard a storm was brewing and I heard the words . . . ten feet of snow . . . I hope she had a chance to snow board down the mountain before the storm hit, otherwise she will be inside looking out. The Sierra mountains are a sight to see in winter. You can ride in a canyon of snow and not be able to see over the top of the piles. Daughter Pat and I rode down in a snow storm some years ago. The weatherman said a storm was moving in after midnight so being clever and smart we decided to leave after Pat got out of work about nine p.m. and thought we would beat the storm but rode right into it. Snow flakes falling on the windshield so you couldn't see. We followed the lights of a big truck until it pulled over, but like the battery bunny we kept going and no chains. We inched along with the window open and my head out keeping my daughter apprised of the road. We passed cars that pulled over and were stuck but we kept going and finally made it to Auburn. Usually Pat would suffer in silence as I am one of those 'helpers', you know the one that reads all the road signs, hums a lot, and sees every bump in the road, but that night she was glad I was her co-pilot and we all but kissed the ground when we arrived, cold, wet, hungry and wondered if we had lost all our marbles trying to circumvent a Sierra snow storm. We were just plain lucky.

So if you are in stormy weather today, drive carefully, walk gingerly and stick out your tongue to catch a snow flake if you have snow. If the rains come sheeting across your path, become Gene Kelly and dance in the rain. Laugh out loud as you join a friend or two and count down to the New Year ------Happy New Year One and All-------my love and best wishes to each of you.