I looked up our road and saw our grandson Ethan( aided and abetted by his mom, Tasha, and Peggy) was rolling a mega snowball down the road. They were about to hit a steep part. Iorek, the truck and Serafina, the trailer were in the line of fire. (Photo by Peggy Mekemson.)
Our daughter Tasha, her husband, Clay, and their two sons, Ethan and Cody, joined us for Christmas. We met them in Medford at the airport in a rip-roaring snow storm at 9:00 p.m. on Christmas Eve. With visability occasionally dropping to a few feet and the road disappearing under the snow, it was a long drive to our home in the mountains 30 miles away. Everyone agreed I had earned the stiff shot of rum I poured for myself immediately on arrival. And the second.
The visit was all play after that. We hadn’t been home for more than 30 minutes when our neighbors Bryan, Margaret and William with 10 or so relatives showed up on our doorstep to sing Cristmas Carols. Peggy raided our cookie stash to reward them, which was a good thing since she had baked enough to last a month and Tasha was eager to bake more, a mother-daughter tradition.
Two days later, I took Bryan and his family on a snow walk over the trail I had built in the National Forest behind our house. When I got back, Peggy, Ethan and Tasha were missing. That’s when I looked up the road and saw the snowball.
By the time I got up the hill, Ethan was sitting on top of his snow ball and Peggy had persuaded him that rolling it down into our canyon was a better idea than rolling it down the road. Serafina and Iorek breathed a huge sigh of relief. Ethan, btw, at 16 is now more than six-feet tall! (Photo by Peggy Mekemson.)
Since our other grandson, Cody, had missed out on creating the snowball, Peggy took him out on our deck to build a snowman.
Peggy and Cody working on their masterpiece.Unfortunately, the snow was really dry. Great for skiing; not so much for building a snowman. Frosty immediately fell apart. Peggy grabbed a carrot, shoved it into the remaining pile, and declared the effort a success.You’ve undoubtably heard of people being buried in the sand. Cody wanted to be buried in the snow. Peggy, being a good grandmother, quickly agreed. Here, she is ready to drop a large snowball on his head, finishing the job!Cody had enough. He sat up and held out his hands for Peggy’s snow…And naturally, grandma accommodated him!
My fun was recording the action, getting in a snowball fight, and taking photos of the snow. We had over a foot by the time the storm was finished.
We wouldn’t be sitting out on our patio!Our rose bush had morphed into some kind of snow monster.I saw this and thought “What the…?” Were we being invaded by aliens? On closer inspection I determined is was a reflection of a light from inside our house.Mainly, I was awed by the beauty of the snow on the trees. I framed this with snow coming off our roof.My favorite tree, a Douglas fir, and the forest beyond it.A view from the other side of our house.As you can see, the snow has now melted, which is just how we like it to behave. A few days of beauty and play, and then on its way! (Photo by Peggy Mekemson.)I’ll conclude with this. It is the Ghost of Xmas Past! Snowman style.
It’s scenic to start with and the snow added another layer of beauty! We are pleased that global warming hasn’t taken out that Douglas fir. We’ve had to remove over 40 from our property so far! Thanks. –Curt
How beautiful everything looked Curt! And also, your visit looks like it was a resounding success. Making a snowman, laughing and then gathering for some good food (and rum)… what could possibly be better? 🙂
Wonderful. I’ve always said that if snow has to come, a foot is better than an inch. More depth allows for more beauty and more fun. Speaking of snow, I thought of you yesterday when I came across this, and laughed.
We had seen the article as well and laughed. Fortunately ours is up on the roof, out of reach except for the most adventuresome of cats! Who knows, down on the ground we might have bobcat cured up on it! Thanks, Linda. –Curt
How wonderful that you could have family join you at Christmas. Your snow vista is magnificent!
Our snow vistas last from about December until March or April, unfortunately. Christmas this year was also very cold. The forecast low tonight is -40C. When it warms up to a less dangerous level, we’ll start the trek to AZ for the rest of the winter!
Okay, that’s cold Margie! I’d be heading to Arizona as well! It was great having family here. Usually, we head the kids’ way. The snow made it special. By the time the kids were ready to leave, the snow was ready to leave as well! –Curt
It was a blast, G. We couldn’t have asked for a better White Christmas. (Except, of course for my driving home from the airport at night in a blinding snowstorm. :)) The area is beautiful. –Curt
What fun with your family Curt and Peggy is a great grandma. The pictures are great and I’m cold just looking at them!
Glad you had such a good time together and are back to the way you like things.
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It was a bit on the cold side out there, Cindy, but not as cold as they were predicting! More like 28° the 18°. Nothing like when I lived in Alaska and went of cross country ski camping trips where the temp dropped to a -30° F. Now that was cold. Grin. We had to sleep with our shoes in the sleeping bags to keep them from freezing solid over night!
We had a lot of fun with the family. As to whether things are returning to normals, I’m not sure how to define the word. 🙂 Welcome to the New Year! –Curt
Oh I bet but mild to the. Alright! Not when your grandson buried himself in the snow.
Oh burr I can even fathom that cold of temperatures. I sleep with my slippers and socks on all night as it is but I’m a light weight.
Glad you had fun! !
Yeah another “normal” new year…here we come. ❤️🙌🥰🤷♀️
Cody is tough. 🙂 Laughing about the slippers. My body does not have the same sense of humor about the cold it once did! 🙂
Kids!!!! for sure.
Oh my, glad to hear that my friend.. mine never did! 🤣🤣
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What a great time you’ve had in the snow. Poor snowman.
I enjoyed this post so much, and you made me laugh multiple times! Speaking of Iorek, your package is in the mail. ;o) You captured the play so well, with portraits of laughing faces. The photo of the alien spacecraft is also neat because of the fog obscuring snow-clad trees. My fave of course is the sun photo of trees framed by roof snow. I’m jealous your snow melted away so fast. Mine is STILL here, 12 days later. I am so done with snow and the roads have been wretched. The last image of Christmas Past is hilarious.
Glad you enjoyed the post, Crystal! A bit of family fun plus some beautiful snow. Now gone. Grin. It has only stuck around once in our 11 years here.
And Iorek has arrived! What fun. He immediately joined Bone and Eeyore and will be traveling with us. We both laughed. Thanks much! –Curt and Peggy
Looks like a fine time was had by all! What a great Christmas. And isn’t the snow wonderful – for a short while. We’ve had some here in Vancouver too, but now it’s doing the right thing and raining again.
Beautiful photos of all that lovely white stuff.
Wishing you all a fabulous new year!
Alison
This post made me so happy, I hope one day as my daughter grows older I am able to taker her to the mountains and forests to experience the snow. We plan to live in an area that gets some snow in winter. so this post gives me back that hope and joy.
Glad you enjoyed the post. One of the things that is great about our snow besides it’s beauty is the fact that it usually melts in two or three days. 🙂
What beautiful snow pictures, and what fun for Christmas! Thanks for sharing, Curt.
We were snowed in the whole second week of Christmas break. Our snow was dry, too, but it made for great sledding down one of our side streets!
Curt, the snow views are breathtaking and ethereal – your favourite Douglas fir tree stands like a sentinel over the snow-ridden forest! Haha! That snowball could be a record breaker. It is seriously impressive and I’m laughing at poor Cody buried under the snow! Thank you for sharing your wonderful family fun and tempting us with the homemade cookies!
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What a lovely and peaceful landscape with all this snow!
And I have to agree with you, the Douglas fir full of snow, looks really beautiful.
It’s scenic to start with and the snow added another layer of beauty! We are pleased that global warming hasn’t taken out that Douglas fir. We’ve had to remove over 40 from our property so far! Thanks. –Curt
How beautiful everything looked Curt! And also, your visit looks like it was a resounding success. Making a snowman, laughing and then gathering for some good food (and rum)… what could possibly be better? 🙂
The visit was great, Sylvia, and the scenery was beautiful. We ate well and hoisted more than one rum drink. 🙂 Hard to beat. Thanks. –Curt
Wonderful. I’ve always said that if snow has to come, a foot is better than an inch. More depth allows for more beauty and more fun. Speaking of snow, I thought of you yesterday when I came across this, and laughed.
We had seen the article as well and laughed. Fortunately ours is up on the roof, out of reach except for the most adventuresome of cats! Who knows, down on the ground we might have bobcat cured up on it! Thanks, Linda. –Curt
Beautiful and fun!
Thank’s Ray. It was both!
Looks like you and your family thoroughly enjoyed their holiday in the mountains, Curt. Beautiful snow photos.
Thanks, Jet. It was a lot of fun. Good memories. And the snow did make it beautiful! –Curt
How wonderful that you could have family join you at Christmas. Your snow vista is magnificent!
Our snow vistas last from about December until March or April, unfortunately. Christmas this year was also very cold. The forecast low tonight is -40C. When it warms up to a less dangerous level, we’ll start the trek to AZ for the rest of the winter!
Okay, that’s cold Margie! I’d be heading to Arizona as well! It was great having family here. Usually, we head the kids’ way. The snow made it special. By the time the kids were ready to leave, the snow was ready to leave as well! –Curt
Beautiful photos! Glad you all had so much fun😊
Christie
Thanks, Christie! –Curt
Thanks, Christie. I found this down in my spam file. 🙂
What a wonderful visit by your family. I remember winter fun like this from when I was young – great memories! You live in such a magestic area!!
It was a blast, G. We couldn’t have asked for a better White Christmas. (Except, of course for my driving home from the airport at night in a blinding snowstorm. :)) The area is beautiful. –Curt
Okay – I’m officially jealous!
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What fun with your family Curt and Peggy is a great grandma. The pictures are great and I’m cold just looking at them!
Glad you had such a good time together and are back to the way you like things.
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It was a bit on the cold side out there, Cindy, but not as cold as they were predicting! More like 28° the 18°. Nothing like when I lived in Alaska and went of cross country ski camping trips where the temp dropped to a -30° F. Now that was cold. Grin. We had to sleep with our shoes in the sleeping bags to keep them from freezing solid over night!
We had a lot of fun with the family. As to whether things are returning to normals, I’m not sure how to define the word. 🙂 Welcome to the New Year! –Curt
Oh I bet but mild to the. Alright! Not when your grandson buried himself in the snow.
Oh burr I can even fathom that cold of temperatures. I sleep with my slippers and socks on all night as it is but I’m a light weight.
Glad you had fun! !
Yeah another “normal” new year…here we come. ❤️🙌🥰🤷♀️
Cody is tough. 🙂 Laughing about the slippers. My body does not have the same sense of humor about the cold it once did! 🙂
Kids!!!! for sure.
Oh my, glad to hear that my friend.. mine never did! 🤣🤣
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What a great time you’ve had in the snow. Poor snowman.
What great family fun and those lovely photos too.
It was Gerard. And the snow enhanced our already good views. Thanks. –Curt
Snow is good as long as it doesn’t hang around too long. Looks like y’all had gobs of fun… as it should be! You have some lovely views there! 😍
None left now! 🙂 And good fun was had by all! It’s beautiful to start with, and the snow really enhanced it. Thanks. –Curt
Cookies and carols and snow plus family — couldn’t get any better than how you’ve shared it. 😊
Thanks, Donna. Appreciated. 🙂 –Curt
I enjoyed this post so much, and you made me laugh multiple times! Speaking of Iorek, your package is in the mail. ;o) You captured the play so well, with portraits of laughing faces. The photo of the alien spacecraft is also neat because of the fog obscuring snow-clad trees. My fave of course is the sun photo of trees framed by roof snow. I’m jealous your snow melted away so fast. Mine is STILL here, 12 days later. I am so done with snow and the roads have been wretched. The last image of Christmas Past is hilarious.
Glad you enjoyed the post, Crystal! A bit of family fun plus some beautiful snow. Now gone. Grin. It has only stuck around once in our 11 years here.
And Iorek has arrived! What fun. He immediately joined Bone and Eeyore and will be traveling with us. We both laughed. Thanks much! –Curt and Peggy
He’s there already?! Wow, that was so fast!
Remember, polar bears, especially Iorek, can travel quite fast! 🙂
Looks like a beautiful holiday!
That it was, MB! 🙂
Looks like a fine time was had by all! What a great Christmas. And isn’t the snow wonderful – for a short while. We’ve had some here in Vancouver too, but now it’s doing the right thing and raining again.
Beautiful photos of all that lovely white stuff.
Wishing you all a fabulous new year!
Alison
Thanks much, Alison. I really enjoyed your snow photos as well. And I am looking forward to you posts this coming year! As always. –Curt
This post made me so happy, I hope one day as my daughter grows older I am able to taker her to the mountains and forests to experience the snow. We plan to live in an area that gets some snow in winter. so this post gives me back that hope and joy.
Glad you enjoyed the post. One of the things that is great about our snow besides it’s beauty is the fact that it usually melts in two or three days. 🙂
What beautiful snow pictures, and what fun for Christmas! Thanks for sharing, Curt.
We were snowed in the whole second week of Christmas break. Our snow was dry, too, but it made for great sledding down one of our side streets!
Thanks, Anne. Sounds like a good use of streets!
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Curt, the snow views are breathtaking and ethereal – your favourite Douglas fir tree stands like a sentinel over the snow-ridden forest! Haha! That snowball could be a record breaker. It is seriously impressive and I’m laughing at poor Cody buried under the snow! Thank you for sharing your wonderful family fun and tempting us with the homemade cookies!
Ethereal. I like that word to describe the beauty, Annika. We had a lot of fun. Enjoy your virtual cookie, 🙂 –Curt