Ramblings..........

The snow that came two weeks ago was beautiful. Huge white flakes falling and clinging to everything that it touched. I love that kind of snow! No wind or blowing. Just silent flakes of snow falling.

I love snow. I can't live well without it.

I asked Tom to take these pictures very early in the morning before the sun came up and melted the snow off of everything.

This house roof is across the street. Mr & Mrs Rhoda lived there until they died. Mr Rhoda died in the 1980s. Mrs Rhoda lived to 94 in the 1990s.
One day I told Mrs Rhoda there was soot from fire on our attic roof boards. Why yes, she told me! There was a fire there! I was so surprised! When? I asked her! She thought for a minute and said- I think around 1933! LOL!!
I wasn't quite as concerned if that was when it was! LOL! My mom was born in 1933!!

Our house had been a duplex. It's over 120 years old now.

Mrs Rhoda rented her upstairs. It had a separate entry with a toilet, sink, bedroom. Very tiny. College students mostly rented. To shower you had to go into her basement!
Since she passed, Chinese families have lived there. They tried to sell. But the economy is bad. And they painted their fence pink- I don't think that helped! When they first moved in they ALL left their shoes strewn outside on the stoop and in the grass or snow! An unusual sight here. They don't come out much or say hello.

Here is our big red 15 passenger bus..................that I hate. It is not snow compatible! You can see Mrs Rhoda's little white house from the front here to the right.
You can't tell here, but the street, straight ahead is very busy. After a snow like this, there's not much traffic other than the snow plow.
When we first moved here this busy street was dead on Sunday. But after 37 years the kids can't even cross it anymore by themselves to get to the park on the other side. We petitioned for a street light..................and got one 5 blocks the other way. :o(

I hate the red bus because I can only drive it if the streets are plowed to the asphalt. Otherwise it's frightening to think of sliding on ice and getting stuck in the snow. I drive with one eye! I've lost depth perception.

Here's the front corner of our house, Tom is on the wheel chair ramp. That is our HUGE Catalpa tree that people stop to take pictures of when it blooms. It was a good size tree 37 years ago, now it is HUGE! I always fear a big wind knocking it over during a summer storm.

During our 3rd adoption (Miss Molly) in 1989, our Social Worker stopped by to see us, but she could not come in. She was a quadriplegic in a wheel chair. We did not have a ramp then. She told me- Someday you will! I really didn't believe her..........don't ask me why. Even though I wished I had one for her.
Sure enough we did get one. It was quite steep and I always feared someone falling down it. It didn't last long. Then in 2004 we got a beautiful new ramp that should last forever. I love it and I couldn't imagine not having a wheel chair ramp now.

Two house roofs across the street. The house on the left is where my dearest friend Bobbie lived for over 30 years; before moving down the street to the house her husband Jim's Aunt left them. Jim was a police officer for over 25 years until he retired. Sadly a few years later he developed cancer and passed away. I still miss him. I can still see him. I still hear him saying hello to me, just as he did everytime I saw him.
Bobbie is 70 now, Jim would be 73.
Bobbie lost a husband, I lost 3 daughters.
Bobbie knew my daughters well.
Bobbie is from TX, several of my kids were born in TX. I like TX. Little things connect us. God connected our paths.

This is the busy street again. This is our our ally, it enters the street here. The park is behind the fence. They planted all those trees along the boulevard to the right. With all of the snow you can't even see the row of houses behind them!

Now the sun is coming up! This is out my back door off of our bedroom upstairs.

Our neighbors have nice big trees. But one family living there moved them so close to our house that we have to pay frequently to have them trimmed off of our roof! ugh!

 Their house is grey, the house on the other side of us is grey. Kind of depressing I think. Our house is spring green!

I love how it looks like the trees are being touched on the tips of their branches with light. God's fingertips! Lit like lamps.

On days like this we sip hot cocoa and watch the sun melt the snow off. The white snow stays fresh on the ground. But it never stays on the trees with the warmth of the sun.
Faith is chilled from putting the dogs out and cleaning up after them, Lysa, Kitty, Isaiah and I are worn out from feeding/dressing/diapering little boys! Hot cocoa hits the spot!

God is Good!