snow. and a winner.

When we moved from California to Oklahoma, one thing we were kind of excited about was the fact that Oklahoma gets a real winter, with real snow.  Well, in the two and a half years that we have lived here, we haven't seen much of the white stuff.  Kind of disappointing.

Last week, however, the weathermen were calling for snow.  We heard anywhere from a snow/rain mix with barely an accumulation, to 6-7 inches. We've been teased, by the weathermen, with the "threat" of snow before only to be let down, so we didn't get our hopes too high this time around.  I told Travis "my hopes are up, but I'm expecting to be let down".  It's hard for me not to get excited about snow.  I come from the east coast.  I kind of miss it.  The snow, not New Jersey.

It was supposed to start snowing overnight.   We woke up to nothing.  But around 11 am, we started to see a few flakes.  Just to see snow fall is exciting.  It's magical.  Yes, I'm easily amused.  But so is Callan.  He enjoyed some time gazing out the window, driving his cars on the blinds.  By early afternoon, snow was starting to stick.

At times, the snow flakes were so big.  They were like pinches of white cotton candy falling from the sky.

We probably saw an inch, or so, and it was gone the following day, but it was fun while it lasted.  I love freshly fallen snow.  Especially at night.  The darkness isn't so dark when a blanket of white covers all that you see.  There's a spiritual metaphor there, but I'm trying to keep this post easy breezy.  Although I've definitely been thinking about it quite a bit lately.

I doubt we'll see any more snow this winter, so here's hoping next year sends us enough to at least build a snowman, even if only once.

Two more things.

Today I'm 33.  I'm kind of in denial.

And we have a give-away winner!  Go ahead, get excited.  This is fun stuff.

Congratulations, Leslie!!  Please convo me on etsy to claim your prize!

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Happy 3 day weekend!

first snow & 6 shots

Last night, we got our first snow of the season.  We were pretty excited, although we only got, like, 1/4".

It was cold enough to stick and last through today.  

This morning, we had to wake Callan up from a sound sleep to get him to his 12 month well-baby check up on time.  His appointment was at 9:30am, I jumped out of bed at 8:40 with just enough time to brush my teeth, get dressed, and wake up, change, and bundle up Callan.  The poor guy got 6 shots, 3 in each thigh.  The nurse felt so bad for him, she gave him a sticker and a lollipop as I scheduled his next appointment for March.  The dum-dum seemed to distract him from his poor little legs.

His first lollipop.  He liked it.  He had had enough a few licks in, though.  I was ok with that.

Our little man has Tylenol in his system and is taking a nice long snooze right now.

Shot days are no fun.

For anyone.