Just pix. Maybe someday I'll get around to prosing..

My Narnia lamp was a casualty in the Great Wind Storm of '06... The plastic light bulb cover was blown away. Far, far away.
No sign of it after scouring the neighbourhood.
And absolutley no idea where I can buy a new one.
It may look this way for a long, long time.

On Saturday morning I met up with a few of my writer friends. As expected, our conversation inspired me to be creative. So I grabbed my camera and took photos of water droplets and frosty patches. Then I went inside to do laundry and prepare the dining room for 15 teens.

The snow started falling as the sun went down.

So I took a few more photos.

Three more casualties of that wind storm were my three new trees. They're crooked now.

I've added "Stake Trees" to my 14 page, 178 item To Do List.

At 9:00 pm, when the snow was just deep enough, I drove (Hello? 4x4. I can do anything...) Max and Drew over to meet up with friends who have a hill perfect for tobaganning. I picked them up at 11:30 pm.

"Mom, can Adam and Kevin come for night?"

After church today, I served 15 kids a hot Italian lunch while they planned a missions trip to Mexico.

I want to go too.

Just need to convince them that they HAVE to have a photographing blogger along to record the event.

After lunch they bundled up to play outside.

Because it was beautiful out there.

Earlier this morning, I saw from my bedroom window, my neighbours posing at the end of their driveway. Another neighbour was taking their pic.

"Ahhh." I thought to myself. "Their Christmas card photo...Perfect. Hope I get a chance to do that with my boys this afternoon."

So with their friends all playing in the snow, I called my three over to pose.

They were pelted with snowballs.

I may have to do some photoshopping...

Drewbs.

Er. Scratch that. He does not want to be called baby names anymore.

Drew.

His name is Drew.

Doesn't he look adorable in the snow.

Adam. Making a snow angel.

Apparently it was hard work to move that volume of snow.

Then he was burried, leaving just his face exposed.

Let's shake the ...

..snow off this tree ...

Snow Day 2006.

Three things I'm thankful for:

1. That 12 years ago my mom bought me a pair of snow boots. I still have them and wear them once annually.

2. That I have a ceramic tile floor in my entrance way. Melting snow puddles can be easily cleaned up. Or left to evaporate.

3. The sound that snowflakes make when they drop onto the hood of my rain proof jacket.

Shalom,