It's Snowing

On the morning of December 11th, I woke to find snow. Now most people wouldn't blink twice at seeing snow falling, but here in the deep south, its a miracle, especially in early December. Here are some pictures of our little town and school. I'm not sure who had more fun, the teachers or kids. Most of our kiddos had never seen snow before. The last time it snowed enough to stick to the ground was in 1988.

A corner of my rose garden around 6 am.

A view of my neighbor's house. See the snowflakes??

Same view a bit later, the snow is getting more dense on the ground. At this point it was hardly snowing anymore, but little did I know more was on the way.

Our house. No snow under the canopy of the oak tree.

My version of a snowman. I made that before I left for work, drove 8 miles to work and it stayed in place. In fact it stayed until the sun came out around 10:30.

On the drive to work.

The quad at school. What a beautiful sight.

The children building a snow man. One of our teachers from France had to show them how to build it. Another one of the french teachers and some of our students.

Of course true to form, it snowed in the morning and by that afternoon the sun was shining, the snow was gone and the temps were on the rise. By the following afternoon it was pushing 70 degrees.

Got My First Phone Call

Matt was allowed a phone call Thanksgiving Day. It was sooooo good to hear his voice. He sounded okay. By okay I mean not depressed or down OR not really floating on Cloud 9 either. Just kinka oaky. He told us that the food was not bad but not Mom's and he told us that they were going to the Gas Chamber today. I have heard some pretty rough stories about the gas Chamber. For anyone not knowing about this. Its when you are placed in a room and the Drill Instructors release Tear Gas. The recruits are instructed to remove the masks for 1 minute. My Daughter-in-law experienced this when she was a recruit. She said this gas irritates the mucous membranes, therefore your eyes cry, your nose runs and your throat feels like its on fire. Her words were when you come out, you are "Not a pretty sight". Matt did say he was excited about this and that afterwards they would be going to the rappelling tower. I'm not sure what that is but I know he was excited.

My yard looks horrible. I have not had the time really work in it since I went back to school. It seems like every weekend is taken up doing something else. So here is a shot of the greenhouse in winter. My poor angel's trumpet is hanging on.

Below is a shot of some plants in the greenhouse and how they are faring on this last weekend in November.

My watering system in the temporary hibiscus house plus a couple of blooms..

Think this is Red Snapper. Couldn't see the tag Mrs. Jimmy Spangler

Poor baby girl. She got an infection in her leg and we had to wrap it up to keep the swelling down and so she wouldn't keep licking the sores. So looks so pitiful.

Tomorrow I will try to post the pictures of my Christmas Village for 2008. Stay tuned.