My Heaven on Earth

Oh, how I miss the snow! It seems to fall all around me but never very much in Gunnison. I always hear stories of how Gunnison used to get a lot snow but in the last 10 years I have not really seen it.

I miss the lake effect that Magna use to get. I remember the winters of 1982-83 I believe because of the floods of 1983 (I was only 8 or 9 then). We would help my mom shovel the snow after the plows would fill our driveway back up with snow. My dad would help us build a big snow ramp in our front yard for us to go sledding down. We would also go to Hunter park and go sledding down the big hill on the weekends. My mom would make us homemade hot chocolate. We would also build giant snowmen in our front yard. This tradition would continue throughout the years. We would also add the hills at our elementary school Lakeridge. It had steep hills and jumps, it was a riot. Now they have fenced it off so kids can't have the fun we did. We did this all through our teen years.

I had to have a boyfriend who liked the snow. They had to make snow angels, snowmen, have snowball fights, be willing to help shovel the basketball court with me to play ball or at least a game of H-O-R-S-E. My husband Jerold really does not like the cold but he does tolerate the snow for me. When we were dating I had him outside on a Christmas party at night with no winter coat or gloves and we were making snow angels and we also made a snowman. We were soaked. I didn't mind, those who don't know me, I never wear a coat and use to wear shorts and sandals in the snow (I was wearing shoes, socks, Levis and a long sleeve shirt so I was really dressed warm) but Jerold he was freezing but he married me anyways.

When my parents moved to Bountiful they still got the lake effect and they lived on the bench; it was my dream, more snow!!! After a big storm I will call and talk to my dad to see how much snow they have gotten. Then I mope because we have nothing here. If by chance we get more then a skiff of snow in Gunnison I am on the phone to my parents, my sister and my brother telling them the wonderful news.

My Heaven on Earth would be for me to have white fluffy snow surrounding me!!!