Let it snow…
I went to bed around 1 this morning. It was about 32 degrees with a light mist falling. They said there was a chance of snow but I didn’t think anything of it. Usually when they say that in Central Texas nothing happens.
I woke up with an urgent need so I got out of bed. While standing there doing my business I noticed it seemed to be awfully light outside. I figured it was getting close to morning so I looked at the clock. 2:30? huh? Looked out the window and everything was white. It had snowed about 2 inches in an hour-and-a-half and was still falling. I woke up Shannon and my son to watch it snow. When we got up this morning around 7 we had about 3 inches of fresh powder on the ground to play with. It was so powdery that snowballs were hard to keep together. This was the first ‘real’ snow our son had ever seen. Yeah, we’ve had dustings and icestorms about once a year but this was real honest to goodness snow. Enough to really play in and make his first snowangel. Our dog, Jack, loves snow and ice. He had a blast running around, playing fetch, and eating the snow.
After a bit of playing I threw the tow strap in the Defender and went out looking for some extra cash. Unfortunately it is a Saturday so traffic was really light and no one had managed to get themselves stuck in a ditch as usually happens when things freeze around here. Bummer. I could have used some pocket money. Just when I go to rely on the stupidity of Austin drivers they let me down.