ABC - Birthdays

I think birthdays are meant to be celebrated with balloons and cake. The night before I will put up as many balloons as my dining room ceiling fan/light can hold. I also make or purchase a cake... LOTS of cake. Then, we eat cake for breakfast every morning until the cake is gone. That's why I make or purchase lots of cake.

We may do other things for "significant" birthdays - like for the 10th birthday - the 1st birthday - the 16th birthday - the 6th birthday (because I think 6 yr. olds are amazing!) the 18th, the 21st, and then onto the decades 30, 40, 50, etc.

My Toes Are Stepping In....

SNOW!!! Did you think I was going to say, "Poop!!!" ?? Ha Ha - you are very funny! Either that or you have stepped into some poo yourself and know that squishy feeling between your toes!

However, it was not poo that I stepped in, it was snow. Birthday snow to be exact! The best kind of snow there is!  It was soft, quiet, cold and wonderful!  It was also VERY QUICKLY over and done with, as I really wanted to get back on to the door mat as soon as possible!

It was in the middle of the night when I shot these photos.  I flipped on the twinkle lights - which really are NOT Christmas lights for us, since we keep them up all year long.  Anyway, I flipped on the twinkle lights and set my flash so I could get the falling flakes.  I could HEAR them falling, but my tired-sleepy-in-the-middle-of-the-night eyes couldn't really FOCUS yet. However, I knew the flash would pick up the falling flakes.  Also, as cold as my feet were, I wasn't going to run about the backyard - barefooted - to get a better feel of the snow falling.  My Mum would yell at me!

All my playful whining about not having any birthday snow was all for naught -- THERE IS ALWAYS SNOW ON MY BIRTHDAY!

Birthday Snow

Snowing... not YET!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I'm a tiny, tad bit upset!!!!!!

Only 4 days to go!

It must now snow!!

Snow before my birthday, it must, must, MUST!!

Or my entire birthday will be a bust, bust, BUST!!

I cannot have a brown and dreary day of birth!

Pretty white snow fills me with mirth!

Even in Berkeley, God made it snow;

My Momma took pictures of my face all aglow.

This December Baby, happy is not!

For without snow on the ground, her temper is hot!

Flakes, be they small,

Flakes, be they big,

Flakes keep this girl doing a happy jig!!

Bring on the flakes!

Let me get my scoop.

My happiness while shoveling will throw you for a loop!

Candles out, I will blow;

But, only if he makes it snow.

Eat birthday cake, I will not,

Unless it snows quite a lot!

Well ... cake I will eat, even for a little,

snowflakes of white, on the ground all a glitter.

Come on snow! You know you love it here!

On the ground around my house, you have nothing to fear!

Fall down fast!

Let the winds blow!!

This December Baby is not happy without snow.

I Love It When...

 

I love it when it snows!

11/2011

I love it when it snows. When I was 6 years old, we lived in Berkeley. On this particular day of memory, it was my birthday. I remember praying and praying for it to snow and Blessings upon Blessings, the Good Lord made it snow that day.  I even have the photo to prove it.  My Momma took the picture of me. I was smiling the biggest smile ever.  Mom was on the phone with Gramma Wille who was in Wisconsin.

So, here I am today, back in Wisconsin. It's November 9th, 2011 and it snowed. Not just a little poor showing of snow either! It snowed big, huge soft flakes that stick to every eyelash, limb, wire and blade of grass.  It was completely wonderful.

I was and remain wonderfully happy.

It snowed in Wisconsin ~

I am supremely happy!

Night Snow in Wisconsin

2010

Winter Living in Pictures

Your Snowy Backyard Winter Wonderland
Jan. 2011

  

You at Worship
Jan. 2011





You at Worship
Jan. 2011





Awww... just how I like you both to be!
Benny, Me and Ricky
Dec. 2010