It's been snowing non-stop and Philadelphia is looking at RECORD-BREAKING snowfall this weekend.
Our flights to Utah are probably canceled.
Despite this devastating news, we've found joy in this blanket of white. Siena LOVES to play in the snow and has been begging to go out again since our first adventure outside this morning.
We thought, "Oh, this is nothing. Philadelphians just don't know how to drive." So we shoveled away the snow from our car and seatbelted everyone in to take a trip to the grocery store.
We made it two-and-a-half blocks before we decided to turn back. There was no WAY we were going to make it another five blocks to the supermarket.
So, we're living off our food storage because we were trying to clean out the refrigerator for our trip. No thoughts of Christmas Ham or Figgy Pudding, just rice & beans, Mac & Cheese, canned food, flaked mashed potatoes and powdered milk.
It is kind-of shocking to admit this, but I'm happy in way. I was so focused on getting home to visit our families and give them their gifts that we so carefully thought out, that this season has been a blur of planning instead of pondering. I was made aware of my distraction while listening to the First Presidency Message, specifically President Monson's talk. In the midst of all the preparations for Christmas morning, it is so easy to forget that the ENTIRE reason for this season is to celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ. There's nothing wrong with gifts under the evergreen tree; however, it seems to all-to-often overshadow the quiet, constant glow of the nativity scene. I think that this time under house-arrest will prove to be a spirit-booster for all of us.
Feliz Navidad!
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