Robert holds me in the last perfect peace of morning. Those moments before the sun steals the amber of porch lights and conquers the winding rum of dawn. Outside our bedroom window I hear my new neighbor clearing snow from his sidewalk. Scrap-scrape-toss. Scrape-scrape-toss. I’ve awakened to...
It snowed yesterday in Oklahoma City! I can’t remember a time when it snowed this early in the season. The gold leaves on my Sully’s tree always fall too fast for me. But, I do love the snow, and I welcomed a Snow Day! We started the day with cornmeal mush. It made the children and...
By 2 p.m. on Thursday, roads in Oklahoma City were pretty hazardous. Yesterday, they called a snow day. Yea! I spent two hours going to five stores looking for waterproof gloves for my kids. Let me just say, I’ve never been happier to be a Jeep People than I was yesterday because this thing...
Please excuse my house, tilted frames, and that lamp, so 90s. At the first mention of snow, the Super Bridgy put on her ski suit, boots and jacket. We have light accumulation in Oklahoma City right now. All of 1/2 of an inch. You gotta hand it to a girl who is ready for adventure. Way to go, Super...
Isn’t this the most precious picture ever? My little girl Bridgy hugs Frosty after building a snowman with her brother Sullivan and sister Juliette. What an amazing White Christmas in Oklahoma City it was! There’s only a three percent chance every year that Oklahoma City will have a...
Who needs fancy ski slopes and fancy equipment when you’ve got a cardboard box and a steep driveway? Talk about Generation X frugality. Once, I took my youngest skiing in Breckenridge. This was way more fun and cheaper, too. Ha! There’s probably no better place to have fun than right...
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