This morning we woke up to almost a foot of fresh white snow. The cars were buried and the snow was packed against the doorway. I have to admit that I was almost excited to be out shoveling at 7AM. For the first few snowfalls of the year I miss the days when I lived in the snowbelt and had to shovel the driveway (which was huge) before Dad got home in the morning. Here’s a picture I took this morning - it’s from the window in the guest bedroom, where we keep the computer desk (and right now I can see the sun setting over this row of apartments):


By mid-morning my wife had gone Christmas shopping with some of her family, so it was just the E-man and I, him playing on the floor (sitting up, which he does like a pro) and me trying to read a magazine (but he loves magazines, so it’s always a challenge!!). The snow was falling outside and I’d turned up the heat to celebrate the weekend. Talk about a cozy Saturday morning! The E-man had a great time playing and napping and eating.

I just wanted to mention that I got my first acceptance on Thursday, to Baylor University School of Law. They offered me a scholarship for 1/2 tuition too. I wasn’t expecting any offers for at least another few weeks, so I was quite surprised. Here’s the list of schools I’ve applied to. I was only planning to apply to 10 or so, but I couldn’t refuse the good fee waivers I received.

Baylor University

Cardozo-Yeshiva University

Case Western Reserve University

College of William and Mary

Cornell University

Duke University

Franklin Pierce Law Center

George Mason University

Indiana University Bloomington

Syracuse University

University of Arizona

University of Michigan Ann Arbor

University of Minnesota Twin Cities

University of North Carolina Chapel Hill

University of Notre Dame

University of Pittsburgh

University of Washington

Wake Forest University

Washington and Lee University