{"id":5979,"date":"2005-12-09T12:16:04","date_gmt":"2005-12-09T16:16:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bloggingsam.com\/?p=5979"},"modified":"2016-10-13T12:18:46","modified_gmt":"2016-10-13T16:18:46","slug":"mr-rosebudnose","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bloggingsam.com\/?p=5979","title":{"rendered":"Mr. Rosebudnose"},"content":{"rendered":"

(Originally posted on the website Heron Flight<\/A>)<\/p>\n

We got several inches of snow last night. So much that I worked from home. That\u2019s the only drawback about having your company issue you a laptop\u2026 no snow days! But working at home has its benefits, including the freedom to work in your underwear.<\/p>\n

Mid-afternoon I went outside to shovel the sidewalk before the sun started going down and the air became colder. I put on a light jacket, slipped my iPod into my pocket, and grabbed the snow shovel I shoveled the snow from the front steps. It was heavy, very wet. Just right to\u2026<\/p>\n

\u2026 build a snowman!<\/p>\n

\"20051209snowman1\"<\/p>\n

Now, we have no front lawn. We have two concrete patio-like areas bordered by a low brick wall along the sidewalk. The backyard was already in shade. The snow was too cold to use for a snow man. So, I had to build him in the driveway. Of course, I couldn\u2019t leave him there. So, I built each section and carried it over to the front of the house. He was one fat-assed snowman! Let me tell you! That boy\u2019s bottom was heavy!<\/p>\n

\"20051209snowman2\"<\/p>\n

I used dried sunflowers for his eyes and sunflower stalks for his arms. I gave him a red rose bud nose, perfect on a cold day. His mouth was a piece of wood I found in the backyard, not a very nice smile. But Mr. Rosebudnose was still a nice guy. I topped him off with my favorite red hat to match his nose.<\/p>\n

\"20051209snowman3\"<\/p>\n

As is true with most snowmen, Mr. Rosebudnose had a bad back. This is because, like the rest of his kind, he had no spine, being made of snow and all. This led to his downfall. Literally.<\/p>\n

\"20051209snowman4\"<\/p>\n

The poor fellow fell backwards and smashed his head on the brick wall! When I went outside to finish shoveling, his face was on the wall, his little rose bud nose sticking up. What a tragedy!<\/p>\n

\"20051209snowman5\"<\/p>\n

Mr. Rosebudnose did not live his short, one-hour life in vain. He brought happiness to Arissa, who has been very sick since Tuesday. Since she couldn\u2019t go out and play in the snow, I built a snowman to surprise her. I almost broke my own back in the process. But at least I didn\u2019t leave my face smashed on the wall! I was happy to cheer Arissa a little. Thanks Mr. Rosebudnose! I couldn\u2019t have done it without you! <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

(Originally posted on the website Heron Flight) We got several inches of snow last night. So much that I worked from home. That\u2019s the only drawback about having your company issue you a laptop\u2026 no snow days! But working at home has its benefits, including the freedom to work in your underwear. Mid-afternoon I went … Continue reading “Mr. Rosebudnose”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[47,78],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5979","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-heron-flight","category-photos"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/bloggingsam.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5979","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/bloggingsam.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/bloggingsam.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bloggingsam.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bloggingsam.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=5979"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/bloggingsam.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5979\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5980,"href":"https:\/\/bloggingsam.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5979\/revisions\/5980"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bloggingsam.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=5979"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bloggingsam.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=5979"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bloggingsam.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=5979"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}