Every Wednesday, Kat Bouska author of Mama’s Losin’ It posts six questions prompting her readers to choose, create, and link up with her near-world famous writing workshop. I’m going to cross off writing about recent purchases since that’s something I shared recently as well as the last time I fell down. This week, I’m going with #1 Describe what snow days were like when you were a child. What made them memorable?
Snow Day? What’s that? Honestly, when I was a kid we didn’t have ‘Snow Days’. Seriously, that’s true. I don’t ever remember our school closing the door because of snowy weather. Heck, we prayed that the snowplow and salt truck would break down but that’s one thing you could count on working well in southern West Virginia. These vehicles kept the roads passable. Traffic moved slowly but it went and if the school buses had an issue they’d strap the chains to the wheels for a bump, bumpity ride.
What I do remember about those early years is how much I loved playing in the snow. I had no problem being outdoors for what seemed like hours. There were times when the snow was not only deep but wet which made for the best kind of snowballs and snowman making. My best friends Anita, Robbie, and I would tramp around in the powder until we couldn’t lift our legs anymore or until our half-frozen toes and fingers couldn’t take it anymore, then we’d retreat to our perspective homes to thaw out. That kind of play left me totally exhausted and at bedtime, I climbed under the covers like a bear ready for hibernation. It was the best kind of sleep ever! If I was lucky then my friends and I got to repeat the same activities the next day if it were on the weekend, otherwise, we’d be in school. We loved to play in cold and snow but to walk to the bus stop to wait was met with dragging feet and complaints the entire time.
I’m thankful for the weather this week. It’s been spring-like with temps in the upper 60s and low 70s. It’s mostly gray and rainy but warm. I’ll take the mild temperatures over the cold any day.
I’m thankful for finding a new rhythm in my day striking the right balance between blogging and everyday life while enjoying other creative outlets such as sketching.
I’m thankful for the basics of life – my home, daily meals, and clothing. Everything I am given above these necessities I consider myself extra blessed.
Finally, I’m thankful for my family and good friends which include each person I’ve come to cherish in Blogosphere.
What am I thankful for today?
I’m joining Thankful Thursday and Ten Things of Thankful. What are you thankful for this Thursday?
I hope you’ll come back tomorrow for jammed pack fun post filled with humor, fill-ins, & another to learn who the winner is in last week’s BoTB in my Friday Fun Stuff edition!
X💋X💋, Cathy