Not a snowballs chance in h... err South Carolina

Well, the last couple days have surely been unlikely ones, with assorted adventures/misadventures!

Who would have thought that 6 days after arriving in sunny, warm, South Carolina, that there would be a snowstorm? Not just any snow storm, but one that dropped about 4 inches of heavy wet snow and shut down the city? For us Clevelander's this is really no big deal, but most people down here have never seen this much snow in their life. It was pretty neat to see all the snow men making appearances in the most unlikely places....Waffle House, Gas Station.... I have to say that it truly was a beautiful sight as it coated the long leaf evergreens, making the boughs heavy and hang over the roadways.

The next day there was so much snow, it rendered us unable to ride. Boyd took all us girls (Silva his wife, Shannon, Lillian, Sarah,& myself) to a "fancy" breakfast at the Waffle House. It was great fun and we all had lots of laughs. He also tried to take us bowling, but the alley was closed. I had the privilige of spending some time with Silva as her flight was delayed. We both had Valentine's Day shopping to do, so she and I went to the mall before I took her to the airport. We had fun checking out all the cheezy stuff, and found some great gifts. When we arrived at the airport, I opened the back of the SUV to let Silva get her suitcase, when like a bullet out of a gun, Rose shot out the back and went running into the airport terminal! I felt like "the man in the Yellow Hat" out of a Curious George book, chasing after her. I had my Wellies on (rubber rain boots) and as I made a grab for her, slipped on the marble floor (because of course my boots were wet from the snow) and fell completely down onto the ground. FINALLY, some nice people in one of the ticket lines grabbed her and I was able to scoop her up and carry her away. Silva and I were laughing pretty hard, and the security people were very good natured about the whole thing. I seriously could not get out of there fast enough.

Here are some pictures of our snow day...the snow was melted by the end of the following day, and today it was 50 and sunny again. All the horses are acting silly ( except for Goodman who is being a perfect angel) and making chore time very interesting. Otherwise, all is well, and looking forward to a great week of lessons!

Till next time,

T