Snow?!?

While I am always reluctant to post without pictures, I am so excited about the snow that is supposed to be coming our way that I can hardly sit still. The only problem is that it might not come before it gets dark, and then I would have to wait until tomorrow to really see it. Since sunset is at 4:34 today, that is a very real possibility. Earlier in the week the predictions were for it to snow last night and today, but they keep pushing it out a little at a time. I went out last night and got apple cider in preparation..what is more fun than sitting around the (gas) fireplace, sipping cider while it is snowing? Well, knitting, while sitting around the fire, sipping cider while it snows outside..or maybe reading without getting interrupted by a persistent four-year-old who wants me to read her Curious George book to her, while sipping cider..well you get the idea.
In actual news, we had the second home study interview on Tuesday afternoon, and it went pretty well. This is the one where she talked to David and I separately. (Another fairly new requirement from the Hague convention) I can see the point of this. What if one parent really didn't want to adopt very badly, or wanted to reveal some crucial information of some sort privately, then this would be the opportunity to do so. However, this social worker is writing a report about us that will be sent to Ethiopia, and what if we come across as two people who are completely clueless about each other? The other thing about home studies is that they are full of wierd, almost unanswerable questions. What three words would you use to describe yourself? Each other? How would you describe your childhood (Yeah, in a short paragraph)? What qualities do you hope to instill in your children?
The one thing I did find reassuring was that kindness was the word of the day. That is what I love in David, what I value in myself, what I want my children to be.