Darn Global Warming!

That is right, it is snowing! I LOVE Snow! (in November, December and January that is)

I was doing dishes this morning and looked out the window. I got all excited when I saw the flakes coming down. And then I thought... "Why am I getting excited?" the snow is NOT like the snow we got when I was a kid! I wish it was, for Maddie's sake. But this thing called Global Warming is probably what has caused the winters to be so dull anymore.

I remember making HUGE forts with my friends. Ones we could actually crawl in. We made snowmen- ones that actually lasted more than and couple days. And then there were snowball fights. In fact, this is how I started a friendship with the "new" kid on the street. I asked him if he wanted to have a snowball fight. We stayed good friends all through High School and still see in each other when he comes into town.

But probably my favorite childhood winter memory is the year my Dad built us an ice rink IN OUR BACKYARD!! How freaking cool is that! It doesn't stay cold long enough at one time to do that now. NOT that it matters cause my hubby would NEVER get his butt out of bed in the middle of the night to keep the rink going. My Dad had to set his alarm every couple hours and go out there and spray another layer of water on the "rink". Anyhow, I remember having my cousins over to skate on our rink, and it was so fun.

I guess when it is time to take Maddie iceskating, we will have to go to the boring indoor rinks around here. ;)