Missing Winter

Today was the day to take down all our outside Christmas decorations. We had planned on doing this last weekend, but it was crazy with New Years Eve and all. So, this morning I woke up, got on my coat and went outside. Here's the crazy thing. It was almost 60 degrees outside. What is going on? I thought this was winter and the last time I checked it was January, not March. Taking down the decorations I thought it was spring time, not the dead of winter.

I miss winter. I miss the cold days and even colder nights. I hate waking up in the middle of the night and be HOT. I should be waking up and freezing and turning the heat up. Instead, there are some days where I wonder if we are going to have to turn on the air conditoning. I want our house to look like this picture. I want snow drifts so high that you can't even see the house. My Fathers parents lived in Northern Minnesota. So, growing up we would always visit them over our x-mas break. I loved it. There was so much snow around that a small child could easily get lost. It was not uncommon for it to start snowing at my Grandparents and not stop for 3-4 days. How cool would that be. I used to always say I would move to Minnesota in a heartbeat. I have always been a lover of winter. The days filled with endless sunshine and temps in the 90s is just not for me. I prefer cool, cloudy days and snow. Don't get me wrong, I love the beach, but that is just for vacation. I don't know if I could live in a climate that is always warm and sunny.

So, please pray for me that winter will return to Kansas City. I think one more big snow fall will be good for me. Plus, with it being warm all winter how will we notice the temperature change when we do go to Florida in April.