The last “I remember” Blog, I wrote was about the “Blizzard of 1948-1949”, and since this is our winter time I felt this would be good to introduce read aloud books about snow, cold and storms. I hope you enjoy some of these cooooold weather books. NOW CLOSE YOUR WINDOWS Now close your windows and hush all the fields: If the trees must, let them silently toss; No bird is singing now, and if there is, Be it my loss. The above verse from Now Close Your Windows, by Robert Frost

One of my goals is to write at least one blog a month pulled from my memories of living in rural farming community in Idaho as a small child. BLIZZARD OF 1948-49 WHOOSH-sh-sh! Thump! WHOOSH-sh-sh Thump! The loud sound of the wind roared through the classroom! I jumped in my seat and looked over to the windows of the 5th grade classroom. Everyone, even Mrs. Smith the teacher was staring out at the snow storm. The wind was blowing so hard that we could only see white snow flak