Snow and Such

Apparently Milwaukee has had a phenomenal amount of snow this year.  While most people are sick of it and complaining, I still find it quite beautiful.  Then again, I don't have a driveway to shovel.  The above is a picture of Jason from our Cross Country Skiing adventure in January.

The cats are up to their usual mischief.  I was cooking in the kitchen when I heard something in the cupboards...Murphy just can't stay out of those small places.

When I was applying for dental school the admissions committee advised me to take an art class to help with my detail and perceptual ability.  I found a class through the local recreational department that the school has approved of.  My choices were watercolor or acrylic.  I called my mom to see which medium she had more supplies for and then signed up for the acrylic class.  I have actually enjoyed myself far more than I thought I would.  The teacher is great, and I love learning without having to earn a grade.  The above is a product of my own brush.  I really enjoyed creating the colors and working on brush strokes.  The idea was not mine, but I thought it was pretty good for my first painting experience since elementary school.

 

This is a tree from outside of our apartment.  I took it the morning after our huge snowstorm.  I like the way the snow has frosted the tree.  I walked to work the day of the storm (it's about a mile away).  It's a good thing too, I was three people that day: hygienist, assistant and receptionist.  Despite the storm Dr. Quinn and I worked 3/4 of the day.  I walked home in the worst of the storm, across a field that was knee deep with snow.  I had a blast doing it - I was dressed in my winter gear and it was the end of the day so all was well.  My philosophy was the less cars on the road the better.  (The city actually pulled some of the snow plows off the road it was getting so bad.)  I had a car pull over and beg to give me a ride home, they had seen me walking to work that morning and thought for sure I was going to succumb to the storm.  I gratefully declined and had one of the best workouts in a while getting home.

 

With all of the snow and the cold weather school has been canceled twice in the past two weeks.  This type of weather means cut hours for me which is tough on a few levels.  Thus, I've had a fair amount of reading time on my hands.  I've indulged in reading six of the books from the Anne of Green Gables series.  Any suggestions for other cheerful reads?