Oh the Weather Outside is Frightful...

Well no...actually according to some, it's absolutely delightful...

Although this week I'm stuck here in the studio where it's warm and dry working like crazy (emergency deadlines!) I took a little break this afternoon to play in the snow with Molly. She loves this stuff even more than the people-part of this family does (and that's a lot).

And it's so rare around here...it's pretty special for us to have actual snow that doesn't turn to rain and disappear immediately, especially this close to Christmas. It's just so darn festive!

Now I know you friends who live where you get real snow have always thought I was exaggerating when I told you about the way Seattlites completely freak out and simply walk away from their cars, leaving them every which way in the middle of the freeway when the road they're driving on starts to turn white, but lookie here...I wasn't just making that up! This was the local news-blurb on my internet homepage this morning:

Comments

[Sharon Chapman]

Hi Beth, Thanks for visiting my blog. I am in love with Molly. She certainly is having fun. I have a Bichon, Teddy and he went crazy in the snow. I lost him twice as he is small and white. The snow stuck to him and he looked like a giant snowball. So beach towels come in handy for thawing out small dogs! LOL. I am loving the snow but worried about Sunday as they say the foothills may get 90 mile an hour winds. Being in the foothills has it's perks but not this time. We shall see.Have fun and hugs to Molly. Sharon

[BJ Lantz]

The snow on the dog's nose is precious!

[Diane Knott]

LOL, Beth! What a bunch of sissies!
If people just slowed down, all would be well. It really isn't that big a deal. Snow just equals common sense and maybe God's way of telling us to stop and (not smell the roses) but maybe make snowmen!
Life's too short! Don't sweat the white stuff! Dogs understand! As noted by someone's WHITE nose! :-)
Hugs!
One story about snow: We were traveling on Route 80 near Stroudsburg, PA - a area noted for bad weather and highway conditions. We were stranded on the highway because of black ice for probably at least an hour. Many other occupants of cars weren't particularly upset about the delay either because they got out of their cars and made snowmen! Some even left their scarves and mittens behind, dressing the little fellows! It just goes to show that every seemingly bad event can be turned into something delightful! It all depends on one's frame of mind. Too many people only see the negative.
Diane