The last picture above shows our laundry room. I did my laundry this morning to avoid the snow, and I’m still thrilled by this little diagonal piece of sidewalk they added a few months ago.
We no longer have to walk through a little ditch (or go around the back of the cars) to get from our sidewalk to the one in front of the laundry room. We don’t take that for granted. It’s one of the little joys in life.
December 4. 2025
In her comment to yesterday’s post, Kaitlin wrote:
We got so lucky driving back!!! The snow is beautiful when sitting at home looking out the windows!
And today I received an email with the subject line,
Tempi enjoying the snow starting
and these two pictures:
Yep, I’m sticking with the meteorological seasons. That sure looks like winter to me.
December 3, 2025
To parts of the U.S., at least. The Weather Channel yesterday wrote,
The first full week of meteorological winter is here, living up to its name.
I was looking to see what the weather was like because Kaitlin, Torben, and the pups were driving home from seeing Torben’s family in Ann Arbor, MI. They were trying to avoid being stranded by a snow storm.
It turned out fine. Yesterday afternoon I received an email with the subject line,
Getting closer!
With this picture attached.
They were home a couple of hours later.
I wasn’t worried, but I was watching. And happy when they were safely home.
December 2, 2025
Goodbye, Fall. This was one of the best autumns of my life, and I’m grateful for it. But it’s time to start enjoying the coziness of winter. I sympathize with the people trying to travel home in the post-Thanksgiving storms, but they’re not predicting much snow here. What is it like where you are?
December 1, 2025
This reminds me of when Kaitlin was little. Andy’s mother told her to remember something, and Kaitlin said,
I already have too much to remember!
Her brain was already full and it was impossible to add anything else. Years later, when we went to visit her when she was in grad school, she showed us her thick day timer and said,
That’s my brain!
Anyway, will Nelson be able to hold on to that thought until Opal is finished talking? See tomorrow’s post.
November 29, 2025
Whether or not you celebrate Thanksgiving, I hope you have a wonderful day.
November 27, 2025
