Snow

When everyone is home and safe, I love a good snow storm.  We just took the dog for a walk up the street and it was peaceful.  Snow is quiet; rain is loud.  There are even fewer people out when it's snowing.  I heard some people discussing their sadness that this storm has come on a weekend when there will be no school day, but I figure we are all safer this way.  Less people have to go to work and the roads are less congested.

When I was younger, I enjoyed snow regardless of whether or not I had to drive in it.  Now, I do not drive in snow.  In fact, when we were in Germany I was a little scared when we had to drive on slushy roads.  I have no idea what made me so paranoid about driving in the snow.  There was one episode when I thought the clutch of my car was going and I still drove home (it took 2 hours).  That was a hair raising experience but I got home with no harm done.  Why then can't I simply get a charge out of it?

Last year, due to my light schedule and the snow, I left work 15 minutes early.  I figured if the snow was beginning to accumulate there, my drive would be bad since I lived 36 miles north.  It's a good thing that I left.  Fifteen minutes later the road became quite slick and there were something like 70 car accidents on the street.  If I were a fearless driver, I might have been one of those accidents.  I guess my gut instincts are on target.

And the snow is really pretty when it's new and I don't have to worry about my family getting anywhere safely.

Go enjoy!