Five Minute Friday {Write}

I didn’t see the gifts hidden amidst the snow when it greeted me Thursday morning.

I had a toddler who was wide awake at 5 a.m. and a notice that his school would be closed because of the weather.

So I pouted.

We had been cooped up inside the majority of the week.

Freezing temperatures. Snow. Ice. Nasty wind chills.

I had been looking forward to Thursday.

I always look forward to Thursdays and Fridays.

Jackson has school (which he loves).

I get two days  to write and be someone other than a mother.

So I pouted.

Then the sun said good morning and everything outside glistened.

I found Jackson standing on top of his table looking out the window for the best view of the snow.

It was in the single digits with a negative wind chill.

“Buddy, we can go out and play this afternoon,” I said.

I took him off the table. The last thing I needed was an ER trip in these conditions.

“Come on, let’s bring the snow inside.”

I went outside, filled a bowl with white powder, and let Jackson dig in from the warmth of our kitchen.

There were gifts to be unwrapped.

#123 Snow puddles covered the kitchen floor.

Jackson’s pajamas were wet, but he was happy.

Later that afternoon, after a long nap, we bundled up and headed outside.

More gifts awaited me.

#124 The sound of the snow beneath his toddler Nikes.

Crunch. Crunch. Crunch.

#125 Small footprints in the snow.

His smile was as radiant as the sun reflecting off the white.

He could have played out there all day.

We explored.

#126 An icicle stuck to his mitten hands.

“Buddy, let’s go inside. It’s getting too cold.”

He ran through the snow in the opposite direction.

I picked him up and carried his snow covered little self inside.

We peeled off the wet clothes.

“I have one more surprise,” I said.

I got the bowl from the kitchen, stepped outside, and filled it up again.

Jackson followed me to the kitchen.

He sat in the floor ready to play some more.

I grabbed the milk, the sugar, and the vanilla.

He helped me poured the ingredients over the snow and we stirred.

Then we enjoyed another gift.

#127 Snow ice cream.

 

**Today I am linking up with Lisa Jo for Five Minute Friday. You can join the fun and get a dose of encouragement here.