Snow Run

Frozen feathers...downy soft yet crisply cold.
Transforming sidewalks and lawns into iced meringue...smooth without a blemish.

My furry friend's nose pressed against the window...mine also there... just a bit higher.
I reach for the leash..seeing her begin her dance without me even uttering w-a-l-k.

My eyes scan the room...sticky dishes, mountains of darks needing to be fluffed and folded.
My ears hear the dispute...the teenage squabbles rising above the blasting song of the week.

The inner chaos of home in sharp contrast to the outer peace waiting beyond the pane.
Soft brown eyes meet my baby blues...longing, loyalty and trust.

I slip into the thick jacket, mismatched mittens, and last year's snow boots.
My partner in crime needs nothing but her silky golden coat.

One more glance at the lived in home.
The scuff marks, the disarray of five lives lovingly intertwined. 

The two of us slip into the sharp cold and we run....footprints painting an abstract in the snow.
Experiencing the best kind of freedom.

Knowing the golden light spilling from the windows will welcome us home.
Just not yet.





This week we asked you to take us somewhere. Where was up to you -fiction or creative nonfiction- but we asked you to use your words to paint the setting as vividly as possible. In 200 words.
Link up here.



Joy and Powder

To see someone lit up from within because they are doing something they love is a beautiful thing!

Actually,

I should say to see someone text as if they are lit up from within...that would be a more accurate assessment.

My husband, Denny, decided to take our son, who is a senior in high school, to Colorado for a long weekend.

I have been receiving short texts that just radiate joy!

Both my "boys" love to snowboard

so this has been a perfect few days for them.

Sun, snow, and mountains to conquer.
I love the whole idea of it

Cam soaring high

Denny flying a little lower...but still flying!



Denny taught our son how to ski when we lived in Switzerland

and

then progressed to boarding as Cam hit the teen years.

Teen years can be wonderful and difficult all at the same time..\

Truthfully...

they can be both in the span of a hour!

Knowing they can set aside the issues that

occur during these teenage years is

such a delight for me.

Knowing they are experiencing what they both love

is such a delight for me.

Knowing they are together making memories that will last forever is such a delight for me.

Knowing that Denny is experiencing this with his

little boy who has become a man

is such a delight for me.

And,

knowing that I can feel ALL of this from the

comfort of my favorite chair

with a glass of my favorite wine,

in front of a glowing fire,

is the

biggest delight of all!!!

Cheers!