But in the winter I miss the excitement the "threat" of winter weather brings.
The news programs love to "interrupt this program for a very important winter weather advisory" (cue the suspenseful music). They also love to name every "winter event" - Winter Storm 2008, Artic Blast 2007...are some that I remember.
Here snow is a part of my daily life. Putting children into snow attire or out of snow attire takes up a lot of my time and makes up my daily exercise routine. For instance here is how Maddie goes to school everyday. Snow pants, boots, coat, gloves, hat and hood. In her book bag, I pack her "normal" shoes along with lunchbox, books, etc.
However, last week something changed in the way that the weathermen were talking about snow. It went from the tone, similar to that of rain in the south, to a bit more excited. It almost had the feeling of a "southern" winter weather event....minus the names and music.
Why did snow suddenly change from daily life to something we should pay attention too?
Because it was a BLIZZARD! Yep, us southerners have now added a blizzard to our litany of experiences we have had here.
Care to know what a blizzard looks like after the fact?
This is our deck after the blizzard. Doesn't look like we will be opening that door till sometime next April. You think I am kidding.....well, I'm not!
And this is our sidewalk cleared after said blizzard. You can't truly get the real picture till you realize the snow is up to the bottom of our window sills on the first floor.....and it is only December. 
Here is a poor deer trying to walk in our backyard during the snow. Please note the snow is almost to his belly....and this isn't a small deer.
Another deer, same problem.
This is a look out the front door toward the side walk and street....somewhere out there. Doesn't look too impressive if you didn't realize how many bushes and shrubs have disappeared from very. That blob on the bottom left......is all that is left of our small pine that frames the front window.
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