A Day in the Life 21: Snow?
One of the reasons I love homeschooling is the ability to have the kids spend time with their great-grandparents (I am an oldest child of an oldest child of an oldest child–until recently MY great grandfather was still alive) and grandparents. Once a week we travel 45 minutes south-east to visit my grandmother. The kids would often prefer to stay home but it is good for them, and for me, to go. She doesn’t drive much anymore, except for church each day and her only real hobby is being on the prayer chain at church. My cousins and brothers see her even less often, they are all in school except my brother in Florida. Grandma and I don’t have much in common–she usually talks about my aunts (her sisters) and my mom and uncle or what they are doing at church. She is a talker though and I seldom have to try to make conversation–she just wants someone to listen. (Although today she talked about how expensive it was to buy prayers at church and how excited she was that some group had just sent her a plaque that promised that they would pray for her daily the rest of her life and, I am afraid to say, I laughed out loud, by mistake mind you. I was so shocked that someone would be required to PAY for prayer. I had forgotten that one and gently explained that she was prayed for without money and that it should not cost money to be prayed for. Sigh.)
When we visited this afternoon we did so with one eye on the weather–she is 45 minutes south and the weather there is always a little better than here. The sky was nearly black to one side on the way down, and once there I kept my eye on the windows while she kept checking the weather channel (which is useless may I say–I am used to checking the weather on my computer and being able to see in an instant whether there is something coming on the radar–she kept missing it on the eights and would try again, and again.) Eventually it was nearly white out and some of it was starting to stick so I said we had better go.
We left at the perfect time. By the time I got home it was starting to stick for real and you could barely see. Oh, and the temperature dropped big time. Brrr. Now I sit here in sweat pants, several shirts, a fleece shawl, and fingerless gloves trying to keep warm while doing some website work (three at once–I love how God works.). The kids are all cuddled under blankets watching a movie we froze our fingers off trying to get at Redbox outside the grocery store on the way home.
Would you believe it was sunny and clear when we left?
And, while I was writing that we got more– Check it out!
We haven’t had enough snow here, but even though it is warming up there will still be an chance of it until April…I spent a lot of time with my Grandparents, and also take the kids to see the two that are left, but the flu season has forced our visits to be less and less.
Wow. I too laughed at the “paying for prayers” Lord knows I would be BROKE and living on the street.
That snow is amazing, I am cold here in Florida and it is only 50 degrees =))
Wow- that is quite a snow… we had one come up on us like that about a month ago. It was a little scary as we had to drive home from the dentist and the roads were icing up as I drove.
As a Florida transplant, I was a little nervous!
I can’t say I would have kept my laughter in either. We had flurries today, but that was it. I miss the drama of the snow.
I think I would have had to have picked my jaw up off of the floor at the “paying for prayers” comment. People are interesting.
So glad you made it home safely. I don’t know about you, but in December/January, I like all of the snow, but now I’m ready to get out and start digging in my flower gardens!
This definitely reminds me of growing up in the Midwest. I feel very sentimental about snow, but really glad I don’t have to drive in it!
I found your link at Minimalist Mommy’s, and I just have to ask: where do you get 9lb containers of Peanut Butter? I thought maybe the health food store (?), but thought I would ask anyway.
Look at those snow! BRRRR!
Yes, that is a great plus of homeschooling to be able to visit the grandparents without waiting for the off-school time.
We sure haven’t missed haven’t to drive in the snow, but I do wish that we could at least look through the window at the white stuff once in awhile. Joel, especially, complains on a regular basis that there is no snow here. By next winter we may just be back to a place with lots of it. Please say a little prayer. We came across a church posting that looks very interesting. It seems to be everything that we are looking for right now. The only catch is that it is in MO. I was really hoping to get closer to home this time, not farther away. Just pray for God’s leading and clarity. Thanks.