Enjoy the last days of winter!

As ready as I am for spring I know that this might be the last of the cold weather and so I’ve decided to enjoy it. Winters in Butte or Montana for that matter are very very long and I tend to get burned out on them around mid January. Having that last burst of spring time weather kicked me out of my winter blues and I’m actually enjoying this last little spell of cold. Here’s a few things I love about winter and actually miss about it towards the end of summer.

1. Dark winter nights are a great excuse to watch movies, TV, read books or just be lazy in general.
2. I love sitting in front of my wood stove with a cat on my lap watching the snow fly outside.
3. Sledding down our back yard hill which unfortunately we didn’t get to do much this year but I’m thinking we might be able to do tonight.
4. Eating comfort food! Tonight I’m making potato leek soup.
5. Baking, I LOVE baking and winter clothes hide those extra pounds oh so well.
6. Not having to worry about wearing a swim suit (see #5)
7. Sipping hot cocoa with marshmallows on top.
8. Having an excuse for being late to work (the roads were bad!)
9. Big fluffy snow flakes.
10. Sitting in a warm hot tub with snow flying all around – I really don’t like hot tubs in summer.
11. Having it dark for the small ones bed time and dark so she doesn’t get up too early.
12. Snowshoeing, which we didn’t get to do this year but next year Ave should be big enough to come along.
13. Being able to buy perishable groceries on my lunch hour and not worrying about them spoiling before I get off.
14. Being able to leave a sippy cup of milk in the car without having it spoil ( you Moms know what I mean.)
15. Anticipating spring!

Christmas night hanging out in my Mother in Laws hot tub with hot buttered rums - yummy!