Snow in the South

Other than the obvious drawbacks to being laid off, people don't really get to see all the up-sides that exist. Today was a great example as we woke up to a winter wonderland of snow outside. So, both Lauren and I took a "snow day" and had fun playing out in the backyard and on the golf course.














We made snow angels, had a little snowball fight, rolled down the hills on the course, and she perfected the "Lauren Move", which consisted of her running full speed down a hill, leaping in the air, landing on her knees and sliding on the snow. The highlight for her was when we found a group of about 8 kids sledding down a steep hill near the 13th green. The oldest boy offered to let Lauren borrow a sled and take a run or two. She was ecstatic as we climbed the hill, mostly because she had never been sledding before. Without fear she jumped on the sled and with a push from Dad she was shooting down the hill screaming with glee. For her second run, a little girl on the hill asked if she wanted to race, so they flew down the hill together.














It was a great day, because for all the snow we got when visiting Oregon over the holidays, Lauren was too sick to get to go out and play in it. And for me, it was so much fun to go play in the snow with my daugher, and she helped me to feel like a little boy again. In that way, she helped take all of my cares away and let me just enjoy an unexpected and surreal day of snow in the South.