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Thousands, no millions of small crystals, suffocating the ground, the earth, blanketing our towns, canceling events. This is my favorite precipitation by far, snow! “Wake up!” my mom yells in my ear, shaking me out of sleep. Ugh, I think as I stretch and through the blankets off of me. Even though I had to leave in forty minutes, I still took about ten minutes just to get out of bed. Moaning and stretching my sore legs I somehow managed to pack my bags for school. Nevertheless, it was even harder to get dressed. I was like a bear woken from the middle of hibernation all morning. As soon as I was ready to go I made my bed and opened the window. Then, out of shock, I dropped my book bag, then squealed with delight. Outside, the world was blanketed

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