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Winter Now & Then

 

My favorite childhood winter memory 

I grew up on a big farm in the middle of nowhere. There were 5 acre hayfields between my house and our neighbors. Our neighbors were all family. My grandpa worked and paid for each acre one at a time. There was my house, a large hayfield, my grandparents house, a large hayfield, my aunt and uncles house and over a hundred acres of farmland all around us. Those hayfields and hills on that farm provided the best sled riding. Every winter my uncle would get the sled out from the top of the barn and come pick me up on the four wheeler. I remember looking out the window and seeing him pull up on the fourth wheeler dragging the sled behind him. I couldn’t get dressed fast enough. He would pull me on that sled for hours. I would be covered in snow, freezing and he would ask if I was done and I would say “one more time”. Even with frost bite on my cheeks, I could have sat in that sled and road around the farms for hours. That will always be my favorite childhood winter memories. 

Winter in 2024 

This weekend, started with a snow day on Friday. I took my daughter outside pulled her on the sled. My husband came home early and surprised us. All together, even with the dog, we did donuts in the side-by-side and drive around the neighborhood. Saturday we had our daughter’s 3rd Birthday party and it couldn’t have gone off any better. Sunday, we opened all of her birthday presents and took her sled riding again. It was a great weekend and it will be one of my new favorite winter memories as an adult 

Quote I’m living by:

Being happy doesn’t mean you have it all. It simply means you’re thankful for all you have 

Book I am currently reading:

Complete - Kortney Keisel

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