Snow and other weather

It wasn't exactly a white Christmas.. Forabout three days in the week before Christmas, it was snowing and the temperate was generally in the negative teens. Sandy and I created a snow-dwarf. I'd never made a snowman before and Sandy was more interested in throwing snowballs at me and jumping in the giant snow pile we'd created than gently forming snow into a proper snowman. At dinner, after we made the snowman, Sandy christed him "Koffer" which I correctly translated as "Suitcase." He didn't say it in a compliamentry tone. About the 22nd, it stopped snowing and started raining. By the 24th ( which is the day Christmas is celebrated here), snow still remained under trees and on the lawn with grass poking through. Soo, technically, it was a dirty white Christmas! There was still snow about so it counts. Koffer is now the only snow remaining in our backyard. Today was a really nice day. When I went outside for a walk in the nearby forest, I wasn't wearing a jacket and it was pleasant. The sun is setting by 430 so it cooled down as I was walking and parts of the path were still frozen but slightly thawing. These parts were treacherous! I need to significantly improve my balance if I'm going to survive here. On a positive note, the cheap and pretty boots I bought here (exactly three days before everything in store was reduced by 20% for Christmas- bugger) are completely waterproof! They kept my feets dry even when I jumped shin-deep in the snow pile that became Koffer. I'd love for more clear, crisp days like today, but apparently the weather is supposed to be disgusting for the New Year.. At least my feet will be dry.