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December 04, 2006
Winter Wonderland
Friday was blustery blissful. I woke at 6’oclock expecting my comforter to yawn me out into my daily routine, but when I heard the radio say, “treacherous roads,” “numerous cancellations,” and “stay in if possible” my heart leapt with a surge of snow day glee! After giving a way-too-loud-for-6-in-the-morning cheer, I softly pitter patted back to bed and let the heavy comforter smother me. I did my best to wake Jacob with a little spiel about how we were like Eskimos and our comforter was like a sunken igloo, but he was out like a hibernating bear. I decided not to bulldoze Jacob out of bed, instead I would bait him with the smell of coffee and eggs. I flurried about the apartment making breakfast and planning all the fun things we could do with our day: snow angels, a winter walk, sledding. After a long breakfast Jacob and I trekked out to meet our street full of neighbors scraping/ice picking their cars. We joined with the gusto of Edward Scissor Hands (he’s a movie character that quickly sculpted an Ice masterpiece with his scissor hands. The ice shavings became snow…great movie). I think we'd only been scraping 5 minutes when neighbors offered to help (pure love…well…partial pity…we were using spatulas cause our scraper was missing).
The award for most ardent helper should have gone to Rachel Patrick; she tackled the deepest ice layers on Jacob’s car. However, when I assured her that her reward was in Heaven, she sought earthy gratification (nailed me with a snowball). Because Mrs. Patrick sought an earthly reward, I nominated Ed Crim; he pretended to be an artic explorer rescuing Jacob from an avalanche. HA!
Strangely enough, it wasn’t until Jacob and I had our cars ready to drive that remembered WHY we were home in the first place…to AVOID driving. With the revelation of the true meaning of “snow day” we decided to take a walk and it was WONDERFUL: Trees bowing with ice and frosty berries, one big slip-and-slide of a street, intermitten rays of sun shimmering down on a blanket of diamonds. Here was my favorite shot. I liked it because Jacob didn't know I was going to take his picture.
My only regret was that there was not a third party so that he and I could get good Christmas card shot. I take that back, I also regretted that there were no snow people to pummel----nothing like giving a snowman a good kick to the shin (third ball down in the front). I like to preface the attack with a "Don't look at me with that icy glare! Frozen in fear eh?"
Have a wonderful winter friends!
P.S. For Christmas I want, a baby, a sloth, a white quarter horse, and the new Over the Rhine CD. I’m thinking the CD’s covered.
| By Heidi V. | 10:37 AM
Comments
Nice photo. Even better descriptive prose of the beginning to the day. We missed you all whilst sledding last night. My goodness was it fast.
Posted by: Neil E. Das at December 4, 2006 12:37 PM
Thanks. Sledding would have been fun, but alas, I was cuddled under the covers enthralled in a movie. Next time!
Posted by: Heidi Vincent at December 4, 2006 01:01 PM
Jake is truely Russian...though he is gentle...I know, he is Alyosha!
Do you want the OTR Christmas Album? Is this what you were talkin' about?
The sledding was so much fun...though my arm is wounded from the linking! Oh well, it was worth it.
Posted by: Laura at December 4, 2006 05:08 PM
Sorry, Laura, that was my not so brilliant idea!
Posted by: Neil E. Das at December 4, 2006 05:40 PM
Zane, it's the one with the winged horse flying over cover(the album link’s on my myspace)?
Jacob reminds me of Alyosha too! Are you reading The Brothers Karamazov? UGH sledding sounded REALLY fun! Bah hum bug to missing it! Sorry to here your arm is wounded!
Linking is quite tricky when your speeding along I am so glad you guys survived! And if either of you need an arm brace we have one! :)
Posted by: Heidi Vincent at December 5, 2006 09:57 AM
Heidi, Jake just looked over at his picture. He said, "It's always good to be commented on."
We're both going a little crazy in this darn computer lab. Just two more days and we are done with this semester!
Thanks for owning up Neil. And You are the one with the insurance! KKKKKKKKKKKKKKK...
Posted by: laura at December 5, 2006 10:20 PM
Finish strong Wachsmuths! HEY, can you email me who Jacob and I got for the gift exchange? We left grandmother's before names were drawn.
P.S. I know Jamie and Colleen are going to be in town...neat eh?
Posted by: Heidi Vincent at December 6, 2006 09:31 AM
Vandenbosch would always say that: "finish strong!"
Do you know we had to evacuate the history museum today because of carbon monoxide. It was a little scary.
Catch you soon,
Posted by: laura at December 6, 2006 03:35 PM
Laura and Heidi, there you all go using a blog for email again :) So, Laura, is the kkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk, as I suspect, an imitation of the way I laugh or something else altogether?
Posted by: Neil E. Das at December 6, 2006 03:49 PM
Did he? Carbon Monoxide!!!!!! Gasp!
Posted by: Heidi Vincent at December 6, 2006 04:23 PM
Neil, I do it too. Only I say "kk" and you say "kkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk". It's all very amusing.
Sorry to miss house-church. I missed you all.
Jake just caught me off task...back to school.
Posted by: laura at December 6, 2006 09:24 PM
That would be a fun blog topic: "What do your friends and family sound like when they laugh?" Oh goodie! Later Larrr and Neil-e-oh!
Posted by: Heidi Vincent at December 7, 2006 09:43 AM
How do you laugh? I just asked Jake but he seemed to stressed to give a thoughful answer.
Posted by: Laura at December 7, 2006 01:31 PM
If I think your slightly funny, I chuckle with a “hu hu hu”...and sputter out...unless you say something else funny then I crescendo back into a more hardy hu hu hu. However, if I think you’re seriously funny I laugh like this guy(so funny but you must have the sound up):
http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&videoid=1461898292
When I’m laughing with my family I wheeze…gasp…wheeze.
Posted by: Heidi Vincent at December 7, 2006 01:51 PM
I don't think the link is working...I can hear it but can't see it! Rats cause it's a good one.
Posted by: Heidi Vincent at December 7, 2006 01:56 PM
I love the wheeze...gasp...wheeze. I think that's what was happening at the SJC meeting!
I do the "kk", i also do the "ah ha ah ha" thing. If I'm REALLY laughing I'm usually trying to quiet myself down because this happens (usually) only during inappropriate times! Oh dear.
Posted by: Laura at December 7, 2006 02:08 PM