First Snow

We got our first snow today with about three slushy inches falling over most of the day. Nothing too serious but enough to mess up traffic a bit and send people scambling to the stores for toilet paper. It doesn't take much around here to get people to buy toilet paper. Anyway, the boys opened another hanukkah gift tonight and we built a fire to keep warm. They have both been rather sick the last few days and Sam missed school today because of it. I went out into the yard and took this picture of my lit up holly bush with the Christmas tree in the background. I'm thinking of adding some additional outdoor lights this weekend. The dark nights with the silence of snow falling is getting me in the mood to decorate. It may pass.....