1he weaLher was unusually pleasanL for LhaL Llme of year WlLh Lhe LemperaLure around 20 degrees

we were able Lo leave our coaLs ln Lhe car for Lhe day
lL was a grand sofL day" as my grandfaLher used Lo say buL we dldn'L mlnd We puL on our ralncoaLs
and welllngLon booLs and were ready for our advenLure
1here are only a few Llmes ln my llfe LhaL l remember havlng a whlLe ChrlsLmas and Lhls was one of
Lhem Lvery leaf and branch and every lnch of ground was covered ln a blankeL of snow We
wrapped up ln our coaLs scarves and gloves and all Lhe couslns meL up ln fronL of my CrandparenLs
house 1he snowball flghL began and wlLhln 13 mlnuLes l had snow ln my shoes down my back ln
my ears and ln facL all over My flngers and Loes were numb from Lhe cold buL l dldn'L care l was
deLermlned Lo make Lhe mosL of lL
l Lravelled wlLh my parenLs and my older slsLer nlamh 1here was a Llme we would spend mosL of
Lhe [ourney blckerlng ln Lhe back seaL Lo Lhe exLreme annoyance of my parenLs My moLher would
ofLen shouL you are drlvlng me lnsane" from Lhe fronL whlch would keep us quleL for 10 seconds or
so unLll we sLarLed agaln As we have goLLen older our famlly [ourneys have become quleLer