Day 4

Woop Woop! It's Friday!
Not only is it Friday, it's also December fourth, or Day 4 of the Sort of Great Christmas Countdown.
Let's see, for day 4, the Christmas theme will be...a four letter word....SNOW!
I think it is officially winter in Winnipeg because we finally have snow!
If you're from Winnipeg, I'm sure your were starting to worry if there would be snow for Christmas, I know I was. I definately uttered the words "imagine if we had a green Christmas!" once or twice. But now I'm cold.
Anyways, what's Christmas without snow? How would Santa complete a soft landing on our rooftops? Or more importantly, would Rudolph be out of a job?!
Really, you can't have Christmas in Winnipeg without snow, it just doesn't happen. When I was younger, we spent more time outside in the snow than we did sleeping (I'm sure we even took a nap in the snow once or twice).
I still thouroughly enjoy the first snowfall of the year, and while it's cold as heck (oxymoron), it's one of the more beautiful things of nature. Also, you're never too old for a snowball fight!
It's a long running tradition in my family to watch White Christmas, starring my dear, dear Bing Crosby, Danny Kaye, Rosemary Clooney (George Clooney's aunt), and Vera-Ellen. It's a musical about a couple of old war buddies who start a musical performance group and a couple of sister who trick the men into letting them be a part of the show. They end up at a resort in Vermont that is suffering due to the lack of snow and put on a big production in honour of their former army superior that now owns the business. Did I mention it's a musical?
My brother and sister and I know all the songs and my sister and I have performed the "Sisters" song on more than one occassion...


Have a snow ball fight, make a snow man, make a snow fort and whatever you do, DON'T EAT THE YELLOW SNOW!!