We were pelted with snow last night. I was a good hour late for work like many other people who chose to blaze on, despite being tempted to get an early start to the holiday weekend. the snow covered trees on campus were breathtaking, especially when the morning light danced on them. This picture hardly does them justice, but I Thought I would share it anyway. I'm thrilled at the thought of playing in freshly fallen snow with the kids all weekend.

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Your favorite Christmas book

Args wrote such a great blog entry today on her personal blog (allhale-amy.blogspot.com) I thought I would paste it here. I love the little things with the kids that happen each day. Sometimes I wish I was around to experience them first hand - other times I empathize with Amy as it's not all fun and games.


"My parents gave each family a new Christmas book this year. I was thrilled with their choice -- The Sweet Smell of Christmas. It's a scratch and sniff book! We received this book as a family gift when we were little, and it was always a favorite to pull out and enjoy during December - it's been read so many times, I think all the scent has been scratched off! Here's the book jacket description: "Little Bear delights in the many wonderful smells of Christmas. From the hot apple pie his mother is baking to the pine branches of the Christmas tree to his candy canes and hot chocolate. Little Bear celebrates the season with six scratch-and-sniff scents.

It's a cute little story*, but but the fun is in getting to scratch and "experience" what the Little Bear smells in the events leading up the Christmas Day.

Boo just asked me to reach down her "favorite book" from the book shelf. Curious which one she was referring to, I picked her up to let her get it herself.
Jesus the Christ by James E. Talmage. Oh, of course...every child's favorite book to "read" during the Christmas season! Haha."