Frozen memories

COLD COLD COLD here in Texas today (only about 20 degrees) and it is supposed to stay that way for the next few days to come - colder than it has been in about 10 years. I'm not complaining - and I know how cold it has been up in Minneapolis this year (stay warm & dry family!) - but this type of weather really reminds me of growing up in Minnesota. Great memories of playing outdoors in the snow when I was young, building snow forts in the drifts, and even jumping off the garage roof into the plowed snow piles next to the garage. I remember stepping outside in the mornings to head to the school bus stop, and almost "feel" the ice crystals lingering in the air, and you could almost smell the crispness of the frozen lake nearby. Feels a little bit like that this morning - and it's good.