Thatsagirl
Ski Diva Extraordinaire
I just took my dog for a walk in the SNOW! :D
I live in St. Albans, about 30 minutes north of Burlington, VT, and along Lake Champlain. The weather has been brutal today, raining hard, wind whipping and in the mid-40s. The forecast is calling for snow above 1,500 feet, and since Scott has his ski patrol refresher tomorrow at Jay, we figured it probably would snow at the mountain since it always does for refresher. However, we did NOT think it would snow here. It's not supposed to.
About an hour ago, my husband and I were in the kitchen making dinner. I looked out the window and said, "I think I see snowflakes in the rain." He didn't believe me, and came over beside me, peering HARD out the window. "You're RIGHT!" he announced. "I know." ;) (You all know I don't need my husband to acknowledge I'm right, but when he does, I don't let it go unnoticed!)
My dog Cleo is a German shepherd and she LOVES snow! How lucky is that? Actually, she is my Mom's dog, but since I've been self-employed for the past 10 years, Cleo stays with me during the day while Mom works, so she's my dog too. Now, she's living with us for a short time because Mom sold her house and is living at my brother's until she moves in to their new house (they sold their house and bought one with an in-law apt. for Mom). Anyway, we thought it would be stressful for Cleo and decided to wait till they moved into the permanent location before having her live down there.
But, I digress. What's really important is that Cleo is here for the first snow and we just went out and played! There is more than an inch of wet, gloppy autumn snow. The trees that still have leaves are laden down pretty heavily. If Cleo could have, she would have stayed out forever! We ran around, chasing snowflakes and snowballs and dragging snow-covered tree branches through the snow! After we came inside, the snowplow went by the house.
Winter is here, even if it's only for a day or two. Let's all hope the East gets a great snow year!
Thatsagirl
P.S. Our neighbor is not as excited as we all are! In fact, he thinks it's our fault! LOL
I live in St. Albans, about 30 minutes north of Burlington, VT, and along Lake Champlain. The weather has been brutal today, raining hard, wind whipping and in the mid-40s. The forecast is calling for snow above 1,500 feet, and since Scott has his ski patrol refresher tomorrow at Jay, we figured it probably would snow at the mountain since it always does for refresher. However, we did NOT think it would snow here. It's not supposed to.
About an hour ago, my husband and I were in the kitchen making dinner. I looked out the window and said, "I think I see snowflakes in the rain." He didn't believe me, and came over beside me, peering HARD out the window. "You're RIGHT!" he announced. "I know." ;) (You all know I don't need my husband to acknowledge I'm right, but when he does, I don't let it go unnoticed!)
My dog Cleo is a German shepherd and she LOVES snow! How lucky is that? Actually, she is my Mom's dog, but since I've been self-employed for the past 10 years, Cleo stays with me during the day while Mom works, so she's my dog too. Now, she's living with us for a short time because Mom sold her house and is living at my brother's until she moves in to their new house (they sold their house and bought one with an in-law apt. for Mom). Anyway, we thought it would be stressful for Cleo and decided to wait till they moved into the permanent location before having her live down there.
But, I digress. What's really important is that Cleo is here for the first snow and we just went out and played! There is more than an inch of wet, gloppy autumn snow. The trees that still have leaves are laden down pretty heavily. If Cleo could have, she would have stayed out forever! We ran around, chasing snowflakes and snowballs and dragging snow-covered tree branches through the snow! After we came inside, the snowplow went by the house.
Winter is here, even if it's only for a day or two. Let's all hope the East gets a great snow year!
Thatsagirl
P.S. Our neighbor is not as excited as we all are! In fact, he thinks it's our fault! LOL