Snow Go in East Tennessee

The four lettered word S-N-O-W in East Tennesse is nothing short of pure magic!

This evening after church I made my first ever trek to the grocery store pre-winter storm!  I am typically a very prepared personality and I do not do last minute.. So, I didnt really "NEED" anything but my son wanted redi-whip for his hot cocoa in case we got snowed in and I decided to see for myself if tales I had heard about the grocery store rush were true.  As first, I was unimpressed because I got a front row parking spot BUT for any who knows me, Im kinda lucky like that..haha! I go into the store and almost every register was open with several people in each line; that didnt feel too intense either! I get my buggy and decide to go up and down several ailes to make SURE there wasnt something I forgot but to my surprise the shelves were almost empty, I literally had never seen a grocery store with so few loaves of bread (I didnt need bread but if I had there were not many choices).  I made my selections and then made my way to check out and low and behold if a lady didnt say I can take you on lane 5.  Some folks say I'm lucky but I like to call it blessed :)

On my way home I started my random thinking as usual and tried to put all the different ways to predict snow, things to do in snow, whats the best snow, etc etc...so I decided to jot down a list of notable S-N-O-W thoughts that occur in East Tennessee.  I have only thirty two years to acquire this list so please feel free to add to it if I leave something out!

• never make snow cream out of the first snow
• if the storm drops snow in Tx or comes from the gulf, then we will probably get a good one
• wet snow is best for snowmen and snowball fights
• dont eat the yellow snow...heehee
• go to the grocery store and buy milk, eggs, and bread
• put on a pot of chili or pinto beans
• use a car hood for a sled
• teacher and students alike praying it sticks to the roads ;)
• snow angels are a must!
• getting out and driving around to see if someone is in the ditch
• have you got a generator?
• dress in layers
• catch flakes with your tongue
• dont get frostbit
• wet floor & tons of laundry
• beautiful photos
• fireplaces
• play cards with friends

Yes, East Tennessee is the best place be! Not too much snow, just enough to get us excited each time we see it in our forecast.  Snow always seems to be a Go in my neck of the woods!

It is late and I have not seen the first flake; I love to see the snowfall but more often than not, I fall asleep first and wake to everything white.  Snow makes everything beautiful; it covers up all the blemishes of the landscape.

Gods Word says:
{{Isaiah 1:18 Come now, and let us reason together, saith the LORD: though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be as [white as snow]; though they be red like crimson, they shall be as wool.}}

God covers our sins!!  God Bless and keep warm :)