Winter came to visit last week, not as fiercely as the weather forecasters predicted. But it covered the ground with a clean, white reminder of the top ten good things about snowstorms.
10. The prospect of a humdinger of a snowstorm breaks the monotony of the job for weather forecasters, especially after last winter’s incredibly boring and blizzard-free weather.
9. When a snowstorms hits, those of us with sense enough to stay home feel far superior to the TV news reporters who stand on the edge of the snowy freeway, gravely reminding viewers to “Stay home and don’t even think about driving in this!” Hmmm, do you suppose the reporter and the film crew walked or drove to the freeway?
8. White snow is prettier than brown, dead grass.
7. The snow makes it easier to track the critters who hang around the yard, possibly lowering your house’s resale value.
6. A cold, snowy day makes a person much more thankful for a warm and cozy house.
5. The reflection of light on white snow makes a sunny day seem even sunnier.
4. The prediction of a snowstorm brings back the Will school be called off? pit-of-the-stomach excitement and uncertainly of childhood.
3. Being home during a snowstorm is a good excuse to bake something yummy.
2. Every snowstorm means spring is one day closer.
1. Snowstorms bring back memories of past winter adventures: my little brother ordering a rose for Mom during a Valentine’s Day storm and asking for it to be delivered; Hiram picking up his mom at the Rapids City airport during a May blizzard, after she purposely scheduled her visit to avoid a blizzard; watching my kids, bundled in snowpants and coats, dig tunnels in the snow piles around the garage.
How about you? What memories come to your mind when it snows?
