Driving through the brown farmlands of Illinois, we came around a curve and the white hills rose into view. The snow covering the ski mountain was not cloud generated, but made by snow machines. The emotions floating around in our car varied from anxiety to excitement. Emmy was vacillating between wanting to take ski lessons… Continue Reading
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Winter in Chicago
Dear Old Man Winter, I know that you feel like the most unpopular season of the year. People complain about you all the time. It seems like nobody has anything good to say about you. In a typical Chicago winter, there’s the cold, the snow, and the shoveling. And the hat hair. Oh, the hat… Continue Reading
Swim to Snow
I SCREAMED as I slid down the pitch black tunnel. I pointed my toes and leaned back so that I would drop down faster, and then I screamed again. Suddenly, I burst out into the light with a big splash. Lily was waiting for me. “Did you like it?” she asked. “Let’s go again!” I… Continue Reading
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