It snowed overnight here in SW Louisiana. 

Let me repeat:

It snowed overnight here in SW Louisiana.

It is not even official winter and we have had a rare snowfall.  It is noon and the snow in my yard has just melted away. I don’t know how much snow fell, but we did get a dusting with some accumulation. In the wee hours big, fluffy flakes were falling. I was up watching it for hours. I tried to wake up the house but my husband and daughter slumber heavily. 

Some snow is still melting off the roof. It was a lovely sight but I do have some sad news to report.  My daughter did not get to build a snowperson. She has never in her life built one.   She cried before school this morning that it was unfair that she had to go to school today when there was snow to be played in and with. School in my area was not cancelled. My girl left feeling very disheartened.  But I have a feeling there may be more snow for us this winter.  It’s a strange sense that this winter will be downright frigid with various wintry precipitations in these parts.