Tree

"The Creator has not given you a longing to do that which you have no ability to do."

~Orison Swett Marden~

Paul rushed in the door this evening from his carpool ride and ordered us to all get in the car to go for a drive. You all know Paul's ordering: "Would it be okay if we put off dinner for 10 minutes, get the kids in the car, and go for a quick drive? But we have to go right now, you have to see these trees!" All nice and polite.

Where did this perfect man come from? Heaven. That's right. He cooked dinner the last two nights. The mom of the house has been a little cranky couped up and went on a little strike. I won't name names though. I have to protect the accused. (Is that enough bragging about you, Paul?) Back to the story. I get so distracted lately.

Ellie and I in our jammies, Dallin in his shoes and no socks. We grab the camera, pile in the car and start down the road. We have not gone a hundred yards when the car sounded funny. Is there ice stuck to the bottom? The home improvement store is right around the corner so we pull into the parking lot and Paul gets out to inspect.

Flat tire.
Completely flat.
So close to home, yet so far away.
Remember: jammies, no socks, freezing cold outside.

Superman, I mean Paul, runs into Lowes and buys a can of fix-a-flat.

With all the excitement, we missed the whole purpose of the drive: the sun shining on the ice covered trees. Paul said the whole drive home from work was amazing with the sun sparkling on the frozen landscape. Maybe tomorrow the sun will be out and we can see some of Mother Nature's beauty in this frigid climate.

In the meantime, enjoy the one picture of the one tree. I wish you were here to see it all in person. Ice can be quite dangerous, but oh, so beautiful.