The snow is melting. Sad to see it leave.

If you love the seasons then there is no better place to live than Rogers, Arkansas. I love all the seasons, especially winter. It is predicted that the snow will be gone by Monday. I feel like I am in mourning. I really do not want to see it leave.

Even the smallest of birds can have a powerful presence.

Gary and Anna Claire making a snow man.

Anna Claire and Brent with a snowman they built.

Betsy and Anna Claire.

Anna Claire making a snow angel.

Jessica and Anna Claire.

Bennett and snowman.

 February 11, 2011. My neighbor's driveway.

February 11, 2011. Tuck's Chapel Road behind our house.

February 11, 2011. Highway 94 at intersection of Highway 94 and Tuck's Chapel Road.

February 11, 2011. Staples parking lot.

Our home, covered in snow.

Our backyard. You can barely see the diving board.

Another view of the backyard. The stone looking thing is a waterfall at the edge of the pool. The pool has disappeared under all the snow.

My favorite things that I did this week were:

1. Reorganize the coat closet and my bedroom closet.

2. Cook meals to freeze.

3. Watch old movies with Gary while enjoying a glass of white wine in a plastic cup so that I wouldn't have to wash the wine glass.

4. Making bread.

5. Printing pictures.

6. Organizing jewelry.

I found several things this week. I thought that Shane and Brent had taken their ski clothes and accessories to their homes. They didn't. I loved seeing their names printed on the inside of the band on the ski goggles. You would think that, good Lord, Shane might accidentally wear Brent's goggles or Brent would wear Shane's. Both boys wrote their name inside everything they own. I do have the entire ski stuff of Shane's. Even his ski cap. I am keeping the gloves for me, though. They are Columbia and do "kinda" fit my hand.

I also cooked some meals for Gary's parents. I made ham, twice baked potatoes, baked beans, taco soup, chili, bread, rum cake, breakfast casserole and spaghetti. Mr. Orr has a hard time cooking and Mrs. Orr doesn't cook at all. I have made a month's supply of meals for them. Everything is cooked so all they need to do is put it in the microwave to warm.

Gary added an extra shelf for me in the pantry. As I was cleaning out closets this week I found several things I didn't know I had. I needed to add another shelf in the pantry so that more of my supplies would be visible. I found a Salad Shooter, Magic Bullet, and a thing that makes shakes. I think that is Shane's so I really don't know why I have it. I also found a small, cheap, portable food processor that doesn't work.

I am working on my scrapbooks. I have a lot of printing photos and I will put those in the scrapbook. I am several months behind right now. I had to wait to get a new printer and I finally got it last week.

Today I am replacing all my hangers. I have already replaced about 90% of them but I ran out just when all the snow hit.

Yesterday I sorted my jewelry. I need to buy a few more containers today for some pieces. Gary asked me last night if I would ever wear "all that." I do wear it. I guess he hasn't noticed. Anna Claire notices. So does Bennett. Last week Bennett asked me if "Mommy and Ma share ear rings." Jessica has given me a lot of my jewelry and Bennett recognized my ear rings while we were visiting.

Good bye snow. I will miss you so much.