Snow? Really?

Ok, so we do of course live in the Norteastern part of the US, but in recent years our "winters" have been minimal. An occasional snow flury here or there and a short cold snap, but before you know it the daffodils were in bloom and summer was in full swing.  For WHATEVER reason, Mother Nature has decided to put the full grasp of winter on us so far this winter season and I'm not very happy about it.  I am a total spring/summer kind of girl...capri's, flip flips and a little t-shirt and I'm good to go. I would prefer a sandy beach over an igloo made of snow any day.  Yeah yeah, the white stuff looks all pretty like when it falls, and it does have a calming affect and makes my kids giggle and smile, and forces hot chocolate smiles and sticky S'Mores fingers....oh goodness, so much for the DISDAIN I feel for winter.  *sigh* can't fight it I guess....winter is here to stay, at least for another 6 weeks according to that groundhog.