Snow??!!!

No, no, no. We are done with winter. Didn't you get the memo? We are into sunny days and warmer temperatures. Spring is on the way. You can't just dump a snowstorm back into the mix. We won't have it. Go away.

That's not just my sentiment. Almost everyone I met reflected the same opinion. We have been so spoiled with better weather that we just don't want to go back to winter, especially since this year winter began early and remained constant for a long, long time.

Still, its better than I remember from my childhood. Those winters began predictably in October, usually before Halloween, and lasted well into April, sometimes even a freak snowstorm in May. I can't tell you how often I was surrounded by lawns of thick ice and had to walk through frozen rain in April when I was younger.

Those were the days when snowbanks towered over the heads of the adults, sometimes even reaching the roof of the house. We build tunnels and forts and saucer slides that lasted for weeks. I haven't seen that quite yet. But this year we certainly had a lot of the white stuff.

And here we are in March having more. Well, perhaps it will kill off the virulent flu germs that are circulating and making people miserable. Who knows? One thing is for sure. We have no choice about accepting or rejecting the weather, so we are stuck with snow for today.

As the saying goes, if life gives you snowflakes, make a snowball and pelt someone you love. Enjoy.