So since we've moved here it has been made clear that basically there is only one week of wintery weather in El Paso all together, and this consists of a day or two here and there of colder conditions, light rain, and possibly a flurry or two. Needless to say this winter it appears that El Paso would like to welcome us with open arms and in an effort to make us feel more at home has decided to bestow upon us some of the worst winter weather conditions that most El Pasoans have ever seen.
We awoke to find ourselves blanketed in snow (about two inches which is like a blizzard by their standards). The sound of a light scraping came from the neighbors across the street. I opened my blind to see one of our neighbors on his flat roof top sweeping the snow off of it into the yard in order to avoid water settling and causing leaks. A girl at work informed me that she used a dustpan to scrape the ice and snow from her car this morning. Desperate times call for desperate measures my friends.
We bravely decided to battle the elements and headed out in the ministry. Passing the park up the road we watched amused at the parents out playing in the snow with their children. All kids had a two hour delay today and literally all of El Paso was smiling at the white blessing from the sky. I have never seen such happy people in all my life. You would have thought they had all discovered a great treasure! I just love the people here, smiling even when it is wet and cold!
Then to top it all off I go to work and find a makeshift snow man greeting me at the door. The baristas and a few children got together to make this creature early in the morning. A photo of it is posted. He is very short but then again, why would you expect anything taller. :)
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Cool:)
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