January 14, 2007

  • Snowed in again...

    So, I'm really not much of a winter person. In fact, I'm not a winter person at all. The only thing I like about winter is the Christmas Season and I LOVE that! But once Christmas is over I tell my family, "Spring is coming. Yay!!!" Unfortunately, we had a cold Fall with two windstorms and one northeaster which dumped 20 inches of snow on us in blizzard conditions causing lots of snow drifts. Since Winter has begun, we had another windstorm, and now, last Wednesday, we had another northeaster which dumped 15 more inches on us. Laura is trying to be happy :) . But Laura is NOT happy :( . Here are some pictures for your enjoyment or unenjoyment, whichever the case may be.

    Our flowering cherry tree, birdbath, bird feeder, etc. getting swallowed up in snow.

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    One of my favorite flower beds. I could just cry...

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    Will my brave rhodie and Japanese Lacyleaf Maple survive? They look brave don't you think?

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    Natasha's ever faithful Mercedes and our ever faithful van.

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    Brrr....

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    And, of course, no post is complete without sharing a photo of Pumpky! Here he is oblivious to the snowstorm outdoors and has instead found himself a most comfortable (?) bed on the piano keyboard.

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    Love you all! Laura

Comments (30)

  • But don't you think the snow is so pretty? White is such a happy color. It's not like dreary, gray, wet weeks.

  • wow, brrrrrrr

  • Thanks.

  • why thank you ma'am! Do you plan to attend the next conference? I really can't wait! :)
    Lord willing of course, Russell and I will be there... hopefully draging a few more participants! :)
    Grace and peace to you and your family this seemingly and horribly dreadful weather!
    erin

  • Love the cat picture!

    I miss being in Hawaii.  I feel so cold with all this snow.

    -Tabitha

  • Wow, I get cold just looking at all that snow. I really shouldn't be complaining about our 50 degree weather here in the bay area.

  • i didnt forget you...um bens blog is gone forever dont know why...

  • hi there!

    just wanted to say i love your pictures. thats sad you dont like winter very much..i happen to love the snow though...want to trade me a week of living environments? lol jk

    hope all is well with you and yours!

    ~MEl

  • Thankyou sooooooo much!

  • Thank-you for the encouraging comment, mom! God is all powerful, and we don't have to worry with Him in control. And whats wrong with snow?!

  • i wish i could get snow like that down here...

  • oh wow! you were born here?! thats so cool :) but sad that you dont remember...you definately need to come visit..its beautiful..and warm! :D we leave on friday *tears* ..im gunna miss it here..but its time to return to reality ;)

    gotten anymore snow???

    ~Mel

  • I love Pumpkin. He is such a sweetheart.

    Would you mind if I got a book shipped to your address?

  • I'm with Tasha on this. I love winter when it's snowy.  It's so calm when it's falling and so beautiful when the sun is shining. But then I never drive in it - ever.  So I can have my preferences comfortably. Rainy winters are another matter.  But best all round is spring . Rain or shine it's pretty in the spring and not too hot ot too cold either.

  • Thanks for responding!

    -Tabitha

  • It was our 26th anniversary.  Don't you have an anniversary this month?  Glad you're on the mend. Hopefully your family is all finished with this flu bug now.  See you Sunday  I hope.

  • Thanks! Or, in Japanese, arigato. How are yall feeling?

  • the flu?! ..oh im so sorry to hear that. i know you left me that comment a few days back, so are you feeling better yet? i sure hope so. though i didnt comment you back imediately i was praying that you'd feel better :) ..so hopefully you are.

    hawaii was fun. we just got in last night ..and i have to say as nice as hawaii is..there is no place like home. lol im so glad to be back. i will post some pics a little later and then you can see the paradise islands for yourself ok :)

    ~Mel

  • If you aren't a winter person, you might be in the wrong place, lol. I wish I could borrow some of your snow... LOL! pumpky... that cat is so funny... and has a good love for music...

    Aye, there is always work to be done! The Walk for Life went well. I updated about it, if you are interested ;) . Do they have a Walk for Life in Olympia? That's awesome...

  • Missed you at church yesterday.Whenever you're up to it we could go for lunch at the White Spot on 264th just south of Fraser Highway. Pretty easy for both of us to find and about the halfway point, too.

  • Thats for sure.

  • Oh Wow, that is a lot of snow!!! Try to enjoy it, we haven't gotten any yet, and I long for it! It looks beautiful though.

  • glad to hear that you are feeling better....and that its warming up! warm to you is probably freezing to me though lol :)

  • indeed i am. school starts next week so im preparing for that :)

  • Thanks for your comments on Aunt Mom.  The poem "On the Road to Maturity" also reminds me of something that I heard years ago.  I was told that in the middle of winter, when a tree appears to be dead, that is when it actually does its most growing for the year.  I need to ask my friend who majored in Forestry when he was in college.  If that is true, what a great picture for us to remember in the wintery months of our lives.  Those times that the poem is talking about.

  • om man i wish we got snow like that!! Then we wouldn't have to drive so far to go sledding or snowboarding :) :)
    your cat is adorable!! I love his name!
    random question...but have you seen the pianist?? I <3<3 that movie!! I need to go back and listen to the cd some more tho, chopin is awesome!!
    God bless!
    raquel~

  • oh it HAS been wonderful!! God is......oh! He is soooo amazingly good! :)

    i hope things are going well for you to? how is life??

    <3 kar

  • Looks like my turn for a cold.   I've got several appointments this week, but next week might work for me to do lunch. 

  • Hey, check out the new wcwc site! WCWC.WS

  • I sometimes fall asleep in weird positions like that; my mom probaly has pictures somewhere.

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