My cousin called me this morning and like a little kid she said, “It’s snowing!”. Out of panic it’s all anyone in our little town could talk about (we had a pretty gnarly ice storm a few years back). Still, I jumped out of bed like it was a surprise and threw my sneakers on. I walked out the front door to see Melissa on her front porch and another neighbor on hers. We don’t have kids on our block but in that moment, the youth that faded with years was in splendor. In total awe of something that happens every year. I’m glad the ice passed us and it wasn’t as bad as everyone thought it would be.

The dogs are funny every year as well. They’re like little kids, too. They watch out the windows then run and play when it’s time to go out and then hurry in to warm up.

Driving in this was not smart. It was scary but we made it… Hope everyone is okay tonight.