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as a kid, i loved the winter. we were an active family and always traveled from our home in new york to vermont, new hampshire, maine, even canada to enjoy the snow. summers were always my favorite, but what kid doesn’t look forward to summer vacation?!
in college, snow ball fights, “crazy” sleigh rides with refreshments, <ah-hem>, and long cold walks from class to class were fun. once i entered the working world and had to arrive at work by a certain time, i started to lose interest in the cold weather. i could never understand <and still can’t comprehend> why people who grew up driving in the poor weather can’t seem to drive as soon as the snow starts to fall.
insert young children in my life, <love them dearly> and the annoyance really settled in. i may have silently cursed new england a few times. stuffing an unhappy child with octopus arms into a snow suit is never fun. putting/insisting that your children bundle up can be painful. 
but, now that my kids can dress themselves in snow attire, clearly follow instruction on where to store their wet clothes, and settle themselves after a fun day out in the snow – life and my appreciation of all the beauty that new england offers is again noticeable.
sweet homage to winter!
after living in la for 17 years, i’m the one with octopus arms complaining about having to bundle up and go outside as my children beg to go play in the snow. maybe one day i will come around and appreciate new england winter!
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