snowbeard

my husband believes that his facial hair has direct correlation to the weather outside. (no, this is not a joke.)  he thinks that the thicker that he grows his beard, the more snow we will have. i can’t make this stuff up. i woke up this morning and we have about 2 inches on the ground…he is peering out of the blinds, throws his hands up in the air and says, “snowbeard strikes again!” he has about 2 weeks of growth hanging off his mug. he knows i hate the facial hair and yesterday he ended up getting a hair cut (leaving the beard fully intact, of course). he came home and i said, “nice haircut”…he took one look at me and said, “are you being sarcastic?” i replied,“NO!” (yes.)

snowbeard 2011-2012

this is the third year in a row that mother nature has contended with the with the snowbeard. it also happens to be the third year in a row that i have been amused (and slightly annoyed) with the facial hair predictor. two years ago, when i was pregnant with ella, it looked like he had a small guinea pig hanging off of his face. sure enough, it was an epic winter of blizzards. (therefore perpetuating his faith in this belief.)

snowbeard of 2009-2010

last year, he grew it out around this time, and we got a snow and ice storm that closed school for almost a week. so although this winter has been a serious lack of snow disappointment, he continues to grow it out and this morning he woke up semi-victorious...because surely his beard has everything to do with the amount of snowfall outside and nothing to do with his idiosyncrasies that make him truly irresistible. (and this time, i am being very sarcastic...)