It snowed.  Real snow, significant snow.  Jackson, Tennessee never gets this much snow.  As much as 13  inches in the drifts.  Winter wonderland time.  Totally beautiful.  It started yesterday, around 4:00 PM on Saturday the 28th, 2009.  It was my brother's birthday.  He was born in 1960; it was a leap year and it snowed that year too.  I have heard my mother tell the story many times.  I am marveling at the massive snow amounts and missing my brother.  When we were kids, we had a hill behind our house and it seemed to snow a lot back then.  It snowed enough that we had a sled and we used it. A lot.  The last time I visited that area, the hill had eroded, less a hill, more a slight incline.  That made me sad.  But, time does that.  Time erodes people, places, and memories.  It is hard to keep some of them alive and then it snows on an anniversary and it all comes flooding back.

I am enjoying the snow with my daughters.  We sat last night in front of our big picture window and watched the snow and the movie Mystic Pizza.  It was cozy and we were close.  Today, most churches are closed.  Another cozy day indoors.  Even with the bright sunshine and 39 degree temperatures the snow is hanging in there.  My girls built their snowman in the shade to keep him from melting/eroding in the bright sunshine.  We've played Clue and Uno Spin and now my gourmet chef daughter is starting dinner.  I want to save these snow days in my heart's memory.

We are greedy and want the snow to keep us out of school tomorrow.  Will it all melt away, will it re-freeze tonight at 22 degrees, will the country roads be clear???

When I am 80 years old, like my mother, will I remember these days?  I hope my daughters will.  I want them to remember the laughter and the fun, making memories, making them last.

Karen

RainyDayGirl

March 1, 2009