Snow Covered Thoughts

It snowed here Thursday night....and....it's soooooo cold (around 10 as I type this)....that the snow isn't going anywhere!!! 

As I look out the window at the road in front of our house...it's still "white as snow"!!!  I did manage to get out for a bit yesterday....to sweep the snow from the back porch and sidewalk....and swept me a path to the mailbox!!!

How many of you let your little ones go out and play in the snow?

When I was a little girl....my brother and cousins....and me...would spend HOURS outside playing when it snowed.  I would get soooo cold....that when I would finally go back in the house....as my hands and feet would warm up, they would actually ache from the cold!!! 

Isn't that near frostbite?!?!?  ha! ha!

Probably...but, it was so worth it.

There was a path that led from our house to our cousin's house....and on our side it went down hill...then, to a little "flat"....then back up the hill to their house.  We always packed our side to sled down.  I remember....going down that hill....stepping side to side....absolutely all the way down it...until we had it packed down tight...and good and icy!!!  Then...we would get on our sleds....and absolutely fly down that hill!!! 

How many of you remember putting soap on the metal sled runners to make them go faster?!?!?!

I recall when my brother fell off and busted his lip....and he was just a little fellow!!

Would you believe....
....that this is the actual sled that my brother and I used to sled on?

Yep...I still have it....not in such good shape these days since she's probably headed toward 50 years old...but....oh, the memories it brings back!!!

Wishing you happy snow covered memories!!

If you don't have any of your own....then, start making some with your own kids....and grand-kids....nieces....nephew....or, even the neighborhood kids!!!

Blessings to you,