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<p>As much as I hate the winter, even I have to admit to the beauty of fresh snow.  Today The Baby slept until 8:30 am, which means that I woke up at 8:00 am in a panic because this was too good to be true.  </p>

<p>I completely black out the windows in my bedroom, but I immediately knew that it had snowed, and that it was significant.  The first thing I noticed was the silence.  The snow muffles all the familiar morning sounds.  All you can hear is the odd bird here and there.  And I knew that the snow was still falling because the of the lack of sounds of work outside.  No shovels or snowblowers to disrupt the moment.  So I got out of bed, put on my furry slippers and opened the window.  I felt like a child.  And I was so excited to that indeed it had snowed and it was still snowing.  Everything looks new and beautiful in the snow.  At least it does around Christmas.  Snowy mornings in February are about the most depressing things I can think of.  But for now, we just have a beautiful white morning.  The Baby was so enchanted by the snow falling that I almost forgot that it will have to be shoveled at some point.</p>
