![]() This timeless track has been around for generations and is sure to bring some joy and warmth into your christmas display. “For one minute walk outside, stand there, in silence, look up at the sky, and contemplate how amazing life is.”Īnd yes I am taking care of my knee… cycle is allowed.Make your holiday season feel like a classic winter wonderland with Dean Martin’s ‘Let It Snow.’ xLights sequence. Also marveling that my daughter who is NOT a morning person had already taken a class with me and was standing outside at 7 am. The sky was clear, the sun had not yet risen, and it was really cool to stand there looking at the sky marveling that there were people on the ISS and we were watching them fly by. “Look for what’s good, what’s right, what’s beautiful.and that’s what you’ll see more of!”īy the way, last week my younger daughter and I watched the International Space Station fly overhead after an early morning cycle class. I never broke any teeth, neither did my sisters. “Make sure you close your mouth going down the hill!” Which no one did because we were screaming and laughing the whole way down. My mom always worried about us crashing and chipping our teeth! Not breaking bones, just teeth. The whole neighborhood would meet at the top and everyone sledded together, piling on top of each other on sleds. ![]() Our street was basically a big hill that was great for sledding. ![]() And the sledding… we had a flexible flyer and would put paraffin wax on the runners to make it go faster. Of course you could NEVER use the first snow as it was “tainted” according to mom (first snow cleared the pollution out of the air!) and never use any yellow snow (duh), so we waited anxiously for that 2nd big snow. Imagine that! But I also remember my mom making the best snow cream. YIKES! Also, if it snowed during the week and schools were closed, we had to go to school the following SATURDAY. And I remember how bad it was with the chains on the tires once the roads were partially cleared – such a rough ride. (Yes, I am dating myself here but with a blog titled SOLO at SIXTY, there is no secret to my age!) The school buses ran with the big chains on their tires as well. Remember the big snows when you were a kid? I remember some huge snows, but were they so big because we were so little? Or were they really big snows? When it snowed, my dad would put chains on our tires. “I prefer my footprints in the sand, not the snow.” Luckily I had filled up my gas tank and gotten my son a HUGE late lunch before leaving Chapel Hill, because for once in my life, I had no food in my car! I was not prepared – planned to be home in time for dinner, picking up a pizza on our way into town, but arrived home at 7:15 am the following morning. Unlike the state and counties in December 2009, when snow turned what normally is a 4-hour trip from Chapel Hill into a 17+ hour car ride for my son (coming home from Freshman year for Christmas) and me. Found it was to mark the edges of my driveway in case we got the 10+ inches forecasted, as my HOA is responsible for scraping our roads and clearing our driveways and sidewalks. ![]() Came home Friday evening to an orange stick on either side of my driveway, and every other driveway in my neighborhood. The city and county, as well as our neighborhood management team, were prepared for this snow, having brined and salted the roads early. I find it an unnecessary freezing of water.” Carl Reiner We found ONE restaurant open and trekked to the downtown mall for lunch on Saturday and Sunday. Only problem this weekend was finding a place within walking distance open for lunch due to the snow! Which of course he found hilarious as nothing shuts down in Chicago with only 5 inches of snow. We discovered over the years (worked with him for 13+ years) that we can get more accomplished working on the weekend without the interruptions of a normal work day. But I had to work – our auditor was in from Chicago all weekend. Still, church services were cancelled, kids’ sporting events were cancelled, our clubs opened late and closed early, and of course, school was cancelled. Forecast was for 6-12 inches, but thankfully we ended up with around 5 inches. So did it snow in your area last weekend? It did here in Charlottesville. “What good is the warmth of summer without the cold of winter to give it sweetness?” John Steinbeck Did you know that the song “Let it Snow!” was written and composed during a HEAT WAVE in July of 1945? It was not written as a Christmas song, though it successfully evolved into one as radio stations began playing it, and artists such as Dean Martin and Tony Bennett (not the good looking UVA coach!) began performing it during the Christmas season.
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