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This winter weather just makes me feel like sharing a story. I’ve always loved the snow. I had just turned five during the blizzard of 1978 (I realize I just told my age…) I had a long beautiful pink dress with butterflies appliqued to the front that my mom had made for me because we were going to my favorite uncle’s wedding in Indiana. We had left home but, due to the blizzard, had to stop at a hotel and miss the wedding. I remember being so sad because I had looked forward to the wedding for a long time.

But my dad made snowy weather so fun for my older brother and two younger sisters and me. He made a huge snow couch with us that year, and every day I took a bowl of Lipton soup outside for lunch and ate it on the snow couch until it melted. He always took us to the levy to go sledding if there was any snow at all, and he loved to do donuts in the Hobart parking lot in our big van. (My mom was home making hot chocolate on the stove – otherwise there would have been no parking lot donuts for us!)

Next weekend we’ll be going up north to the U.P. of Michigan for the Sled Dog Races. I can’t wait! They usually have a couple feet of snow on the ground all winter up there. Luckily, if we don’t get enough snow down here, I can always head up north for a good dose of winter weather!

Erin

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