A day changer

February 9, 2007 (7:48am)
2º F, Partly cloudy, WNW wind 2 mph.

Good morning,

I was surprised early yesterday morning when I opened the webcam for Enschede and saw a dusting of snow on the ground! While I had been reading about the snow parts of Europe was receiving via the BBC, I still didn’t expect to see it in Enschede. Then, a couple hours later, I opened the site again when Margriet got up so she could see - I was shocked - the ground was totally white with what looked like and inch or two of snow had fallen! While it was pretty, it just didn’t look like it should be there.

Yesterday afternoon, we got some pictures via email from Brenda of her boys. Two of them are here with Kalle in the backyard and the snow. Of course he is a handsome dude, but hard to tell with all of the winter clothes on. Thought you would enjoy them too.

It is amazing how our day and focus changes when we get emails like this - with pictures. We sit in front of the computer screen waiting and waiting until the email is received, then sit in front of the computer screen waiting and waiting until each image is downloaded. Then comes the ohhh-ing and ahhh-ing looking at each. Since they came into Margriet’s mailbox, she emails them to me to download to our memory stick and to print out. Of course there is more sitting in front of the computer screen waiting and waiting until each is downloaded and printed. Just about all of our conversation centers on the pictures. Looking at and discussing every little detail shown. For Margriet it is also a time to remember things that happened in that place in the past. It definitely is an education for me. We look at the pictures so much, I think the ink might be worn off from the paper from looking.

Anywho, there are few things in life that are more pleasant to talk about and share is family. We are so thrilled to get pictures and chat from them. Do wish it happened more often, but that would be the wish no matter how many or often we got them. It is so wonderful to have the web to do this.

Time to get the day a-going.

In Christ My Saviour,

Chris <><