Where's my snow?!?!?!

Ok, there is snow south of us and there is snow north of us. I want snow! Someone said something to me the other day that appears to be true. The only time we get snow is when it is not predicted. I guess I am just going to stop watching the weather. Then I won't be disappointed.

You know, the whole world revolves around predictions. Look at where the economy is right now. It is there partly because of speculators. When in graduate school, we spent hours and hours on forecasting and speculating on what might or could happen. For a very long time, those theories were right. But then the "winds" moved everything "south". (No offence, Bekki. :))

Every year we plan and plan for holidays, birthdays, and vacations. The best New Year's party we ever had happened on December 30 one year. We had visitors from Norway (Kim Ivan and Siv) and were having Mike and Wendy over. (They are our best friends; we play cards every weekend.) So we mentioned to Kim Ivan and Siv that we were having some friends over, maybe they would like to come, too. Then we called some other friends, Beth and Ron, and told them that we were having a few friends over that night. When you plan parties like this before "the" day, you can count on maybe half showing up. Well all eight of us were there. We had the best time! By 5am we were all moving to Norway. Kevin, Mike and Ron would work for Tunge A/S (Kim Ivan's construction co.) and us girls would bask in our husbands' good fortune! (Eating bon-bons and drinking Akavit! EEEW) That was in 2002. Mike and Wendy and Kevin and I still talk about that party and laugh. We had the best time ever! We never could have planned that fun of a party! This was a time when the "winds" were in our favor.

I guess that I can call that "wind" what it really is and say that it is the Will of God. There is a song by Van Zant, called "Get right with the Man" that has the words, "if you wanna to hear God laugh, tell Him your 'plans'". It is a good think that He is patient. So maybe what we should be resolving this new year is to make less plans and pray more.

We will get more snow. But for now, I guess we will have to go with what God wants. Besides, Kevin has the snowmobiles apart in the garage, anyway. ;)

Have a Happy and Blessed New Year!