Let it Snow

Since my surgery we have had snow off and on.  Today as I sit in my office I am watching the snow dance across the sky and coat the ground below.  It is beautiful, peaceful, and almost magical.  Usually I am not allowed to really enjoy the snow as more often then not I end up having to work while it snows, which for a dispatcher (or when I worked in EMS) snow always equals a busy, crazy day.  Year after year it is the same, people not slowing down or leaving enough room between them and the car in front of them and bam, there is a crash.  Once you have one crash then chances are you are going to have multiple chain reaction crashes.   Then add to the stress my Troopers always seem to have to move out of the way of a driver who hasn’t slowed down and they come sliding out of control at them.  It has gotten to the point where I truly don’t care for snow very much (I often find myself growling when I see snow).  This year though it has been nice and a much needed change to not have to worry about any of that stress.  

I can just curl up at home and watch as it falls.   I have also had a secret Santa who keeps shoveling my driveway and sidewalk which is amazing and I am so thankful to them as I am not allowed to right now.  My dogs love running outside and playing in the snow too and love that I am home so much to let them out to play.  

Molly ALWAYS has to go and roll in it causing her to have snow dreads.  

Thor is more about eating as much of it as he can then racing as fast as his legs will let him from one end of the yard to the next.  

I love how the Christmas lights reflect off the snow and how the trees look in the snow and frost. 

I know that the chances of me working plenty of snow days when I go back to work in January are high, but for now I am just going to enjoy it while I can and relax inside by the fire.