Snow

Looking out my wall of windows, I’m mesmerized by the snow that started falling sometime between 6:00 and 8:00am this morning, and hasn’t stopped. It’s beautiful. The flakes are huge, like they were at Copper a couple weeks ago when we were skiing.  Given that I don’t have anywhere I need to be, I’m perfectly content to sit inside my warm house and enjoy it. If I had to go somewhere, I might feel differently. 

I’m in a stay-home-and-get-things-done mood anyway. Today I finished my annual clean up iTunes project, and added a few things to Frankie’s memory bins. If it wasn’t snowing I might be tempted to drive to Walmart and pick up another under-bed storage thing, but thankfully, I have the perfect excuse not to bother. 

Yesterday we cleaned and organized all the refrigerators and pantries in the house. My family wasn’t too happy with me, but they helped anyway. Then Doug went through the owners manual files and got rid of anything we no longer had, some of which we haven’t had for years, while I cleaned out the 2013 files. We all fell into bed around 8pm, exhausted.

Later today I have to sort through Beck’s memory bins and get them better organized. And then, the bins of family photos await my attention. Ugh.

Etiquette classes start Tuesday, wine tastings start up again later this month, the classes I teach at the Air Force Academy are scheduled to start up again in February (fingers crossed) . . . not to mention the book(s) I’m in the middle of writing. National Western starting soon, concerts to go to. Lots to get ready for.

I’m feeling as though 2014 is going to be a good year, another year of accomplishment, but for today, I’m happy to sit at my writing desk, listen to music, and let myself be carried away by the beautiful view outside my window.