I love snow! I mean I really love snow. I’m that mom who looks forward to snow days. Not only because it’s a day that we can to sleep in. I also look forward to snow days so I can go out in the snow and play in it with my kids. I love getting our snow suits, gloves, hats and scarves on. I love making snow men with my kids and using our sleds. I love it when we come back in the house, get all of that stuff off, put on a movie and have some hot chocolate. So when I was told that this Winter was going to be a mild Winter with not that much snow I started to pray. I prayed for at least one good snowstorm. Maybe two.
Then basketball season started. I was the one who needed to drive my son to and from basketball practice two – three times a week almost an hour both ways. All of a sudden I 
was praying for the snow to wait till after basketball season. This way I didn’t have to deal with driving in it. I don’t like driving in the snow. And the idea of driving in it for almost an hour didn’t sit well with me. So I asked God to let the snow hold off till basketball season was done.
Then February 1st came along. We only had one week left of basketball practice, but that day my husband had a heart attack. That Friday, February 5th my husband had his open heart surgery. So that week my oldest daughter and I drove to the Hospital to be with my husband. Again I was praying for God to hold off the snow so we wouldn’t have to drive in it to and from the Hospital.
Now we are in March and as of right now we have not had any snow storms this Winter. We have had flurries here and there, but nothing substantial. For the most part it’s been a pretty dry Winter. I have to say this is my first Winter being thankful for no snow. Coming from me the person who loves snow, that says A LOT.
Looking back on how this Winter has gone for us between my son’s basketball practices and games and my husbands heart attack and surgery…. It turns out that getting no snow was a blessing from God. He knew what this Winter was going to be like for our family. He knew about the driving I was going to have to do for about two and a half months. He knew my husband was going to go through a heart attack and surgery. God knew as much as I love snow I would have enough to deal with, without needing to deal with the stress of driving in snow.
So for the most part we had a snow-less Winter. Yes, a lot of people are thankful for that. Me being one of them for the first time. Yes, people think we are going to get an early Spring. Which is possible, but we also live in Upstate NY where it can and has snowed in April. Granted at this point I would prefer no snow this Winter, but you never know what’s going to happen!
