Snow Day

I LOVE it when it snows outside because it is so beautiful and peaceful looking; especially when you are drinking a warm cup of cocoa. It is so fun being able to build a snowman and make snow angels. The last time time Snowflake, AZ got alot of snow was right before Christmas a few months back. We got over two feet of snow dumped on us. Since there was so much, John and I built our very own snowman in our front yard. We named him, Mr. Snowman, haha!


While we builted Mr. Snowman, Caleb kept trying to get
Patsi to play with him but as you can see, she hates the snow.





Well anyways, the reason I bring up snow is because this morning I had to take John to work up in Show Low for another 24 hour shift. It was snowing like crazy and every minute the weather was getting worse. The picture below was taken about ten minutes before I dropped John off at work. By the time I was heading home, the snow was about the size of a quarter and everything had turned completely white, including the road:




Oh, I should add that I HATE driving in the snow. I am not a super great driver in it, so I tend to freak out a little. I know the basics like: don't brake too hard, don't accelerate too fast, take your time, and blah blah blah. As I was pulling into traffic I hit a piece of ice and started fishtailing all over the place and could not get control of my truck. Thank goodness the closest car was paying attention and swerved out of my way and that our 4WD Toyota Tundra has an outstanding Traction Control System that helps stop the skidding when it senses danger.

When I had stopped fishtailing, I took a moment to take a breath and thank Heavenly Father for looking out for me. I am grateful that I did not get into an accident this morning and that I was safe; especially since John would have responded to the 9-1-1 call. That would have been really bad....