I'm dreaming of...

I've griped mildly about a couple of early storms, but truth be told, we've had the warmest fall in memory.  Temperatures have been consistently in the 50's.  Just yesterday Thing One and the rest of the Nordic ski team were playing ultimate Frisbee in shorts (that, and running a 5K, is about all they can do without snow.)

But this morning, December 23, we woke up to this:

Fluffy, sparkly snow sifting gently out of the sky.  Two inches on the ground already.  And it might - MIGHT - continue long enough, and stay cold long enough, to give us a white Christmas.

At the very least, the Nordic ski team will not be wearing shorts or playing ultimate Frisbee at practice this morning.