Waiting for snow

[susandennis]

I am a huge snow fan.  I once lived in Minnesota for 18 months.  I moved there in October - got in two winters before I moved on in May and I loved every flake of snow but didn't get it out of my system.  Here in Seattle, when it's cold, it's dry.  So we get very little snow.  But hope springs eternal.

machupicchu presented me with the most amazing gift last night. He created a Winter Wonderland playlist of music just for me!  It's all about snow snow snow  I'm listening to it right now and it's working so well, I had to turn on my space heater!!!  It's a very eclectic and most fun list.  A perfect mix of old favorites and some I've never heard before.  

He gave it to me last night.  We went on a Christmas cruise.  Around Elliott Bay.  It was a great thing to do once.   One of my swim class people told me this morning that her family always goes to one of the bonfires they have around on the shores.  The boat stops just off shore and does a 20 miinute Christmas song set.  She said that they always do more singing before and after.  Both Matthew and I thought that standing around a bonfire a way better option than standing on the oh so windy and chilly open deck of the boat.  But it really was fun to do once.

Swim class was fun but really seemed to go by too quickly.  And I totally forgot my towel.  I had a spare in the trunk but I was in my suit and dripping wet when I made the discovery.  So I stood under the hair and hand dryers for a bit and let the air do the rest. When I got to the car, I was able to dry my hair.    I checked out a new place for breakfast.  It was not worth writing a review of.  

Now I'm home and happy to be here.

I did find out something amazing...  Mr. Potato Head now comes with a plastic potato!  

The potato heads were some of my favorite toys - I accummulated Mr. and Mrs. and I had a couple of children but they all required real potatoes!  My Mom used to swap out my potatoes every once in a while - I think it was when she wanted to use them for dinner.  I loved my potato family but plastic potatoes???!!!  I do think having a case to keep the parts in is a good idea.  Towards the end of my love affair with them, my potatoe family was pretty much a family of cyclops with varous other missing body parts.

I do love that the idea of Mom making mashed potatoes out of my toys did not strick me as ewwww until right now.  I liked having the fresh potoatoes without all of the stuff that hard started growing out of them.  Ok now I'm thinking the whole potatohead thing is a little creepy.  But not as creepy as my sister's Chatty Cathy doll.

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[seekerval.livejournal.com]

Here in Minneapolis we're supposed to receive "up to a few inches" of snow tonight and into tomorrow. Today I shoveled the almost-inch from last night off the back deck and sidewalk, while MyJeff shoveled the front sidewalk and steps. Was very pretty coming down last night, and sparkling in today's sunshine.

I'll think snowy thoughts your way as I watch it coming down tomorrow. Perhaps I'll manage a photo or two to post for you to look at . . .

[susandennis]

Oh how wonderful... really. I love to watch it and crunch in it. I appreciate the snowy thoughts. Please enjoy on my behalf.

[brendamom.livejournal.com]

I love your gift of snow music. That is a really nice one.

[howeird]

Well, that's one way we differ. Until I was 14 we never saw the grass from January till March because of all the snow. It was fun to play in but a PIA getting to school. When we moved, we changed planes at O'Hare in a blizzard, and landed in snowless Seattle. I never missed the snow. As far as I'm concerned, snow belongs on the mountains, so we have something pretty to look at.

However, you are very close to the slopes and the same way you took that bus to the casino, you can take a shuttle to the slopes. And no, not to ski, but to go here:
http://crystalmountainresort.com/Activities/ScenicRides
These folks can take you:
http://seattleskishuttle.com/
I'm sure there are others.

[galebird.livejournal.com]

Oh my gosh I never knew that you ever had anything BUT the plastic potatoes! My son has the plastic guy. I can't find the Mrs or any others.

[susandennis]

I never heard of the plastic potatoes until last night.

The features came on styafoam heads.

[xxloreleixx.livejournal.com]

That's funny because all I ever knew as a kid was a plastic potato. I should look for some though for my friends kids.

[aellia.livejournal.com]

Boo for the plastic potato head but a big hooray fro that lovely CD!
xx

[machupicchu.livejournal.com]

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I'm so glad you like the whole playlist! I was really afraid you'd only like some of the tracks and would have to pick and choose which ones you'd actually listen to.
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