Snow Place Like Home

Our snow disappeared quite suddenly this year. Over my spring break, we went from about a foot and a half of snow to bare ground within a couple days, between warm temperatures and rain. One day after her nap, Nellie woke up and the snow was gone! She asked me where the snow went about a hundred times over the next few days, and I would respond, "the snow is gone. It melted away." Recently we were playing outside and she asked about it again, and I gave my usual response. She paused, then asked, "it went home?" "Yes," I said, "the snow melted away to its home." Nellie stood thoughtfully for a minute, then yelled into the sky, "GOOD-BYE SNOW! SEE YOU NEXT WINTER!" And she hasn't asked about it since. All is well.