Snow and Neighbors

SNOW. . . Today’s adventure is God’s outdoor library takes us out in the snowy weather.  What does snow mean to you?  I think most people either love it, or they hate.  There seems to be no in-between on how people feel about the fluffy, white flakes.  For me, snow is all about wonderful memories past and present.  I remember several years in the early 1980s when we got a lot of snow in our area.  My parents bought me and my sister a red, Radio Flyer sled that we used for several years.  We lived on the only double hills in Hartford and it made for great sledding adventures with our neighbors.  Many wonderful memories were made with Gallen, Sherri, Johanna and Billy Stokes.  We would meet at the top of the hill by their house and a couple of us would watch for cars while the others would sled down the hills.  Our moms, Shelia and Ginger, would always have hot chocolate and snacks ready for us when we would take a break to get warm.   A snow day was not complete until Johanna and I bundled up from head-to-toe and walked to town in the snow to buy food for our families.  I remember one snowy winter Gallen built an igloo and we all took turns hanging out inside, pretending we were Eskimos.  I think snowy winters, more than any other season, remind me of what great neighbors we had in the Stokes family.  It seems that in today’s society, neighbors like the Stokes family are few and far between.   As I cherish the memories of past outdoor snow adventures, today I continue making new memories with my family.

Creek Behind Our House

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