Texan Adventure: Tis Snow

Well, they've been saying it was going to snow, but every storm so far has hit Dallas or Northern Texas, but this time around they were forecasting an inch of snow in Houston. They had me worried. That is...until I woke up this morning. Yes, there were clouds, but it wasn't cold. I mean, a light jacket was in order, but that was about it. I decided to get my grocery shopping done before I had to work.

Reagan loves grocery shopping. She loves shopping. If you ask her, "do you want to go to Target?" She says, "yes." The mall? Yes. Walmart? Yes. Krogers? Um...won't they eat us, Mommy? Not Cougars, Reagan, Krrrrrogers. Oh, okay,yes.

So, I took Reagan shopping with me. It started to lightly drizzle (that is a Portland euphemism, by the way, no one understands what drizzle means down here) as we hurried into the store. I figured it wouldn't get much worse. There was no wind, and usually a storm is always preceded by a great deal of wind. An hour later, as I wheeled the grocery cart to the car, I realized that the temperature had dropped about 20 degrees. It suddenly felt cold enough to snow. I hurried Reagan into her car seat. Threw the groceries sans the eggs into the back of the van and drove home. Tanner was waiting for us at home. The minute I pulled up, he was outside, hurrying to haul the groceries into the house before the storm hit. We pulled the last of the groceries out of the van and into the house as the first huge flakes began to fall.

We were so excited by our snowfall that Tanner went to pick Kate up from school early. Not that we were afraid of driving in the snow, but because we were afraid of Texans driving in the snow. Once Tanner got back, we couldn't resist going out and snapping some pictures of our town covered in a light blanket of snow. So, of course the first shot is of Texas A&M. And, no, we didn't take the kids with us.