“When life gives you snow, make snow angels” is a seasonal saying that has been printed on several images. The saying is a variant on the popular saying, “If life gives you lemons, make lemonade.”
   
“When life gives you snow, make snow angels” was printed in the Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN) on January 1, 2001.
       
   
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1 January 2001, Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN), pg. A6, col. 3 photo caption:
Associated Press
IN THE U.S.: When life gives you snow, make snow angels. At least that was the new year’s resolution of Amy and Amanda Chanthakhok of Fort Smith, Ark.
 
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KathyCrofoot
@KathyCrofoot
Replying to @KenaRoth
@KenaRoth Wait I didn’t say you asked for this freaky weather - I certainly didn’t ask for it but when life gives you snow-make snow angels!
11:38 AM · Dec 17, 2008·Twitter Web Client
 
The Matchbook
Monday, December 22, 2008
Snow Daze.
Posted by Unknown at 11:33 PM
So, when life gives you snow, make snow angels!
           
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kingle
@kingle
Replying to @DavidBlue
@DavidBlue When life gives you snow, make snow angels!
7:57 PM · Mar 9, 2009·Twitter Web Client
   
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Alyssa Lam
@alyssaalam
When life gives you snow….make snow angels!
9:36 AM · Mar 28, 2009·Twitter Web Client
 
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Musiqislife SingeD
@Musiqislife
Snow is no deterrent for fun!!! if life gives you snow… make snow angels!!!
4:58 PM · Dec 20, 2009·Twitter Web Client
 
Mommy Spot by Erin Janda Rawlings
Friday, January 14, 2011
Feel Good Friday: When Life Gives You Snow, Make Snow Angels
   
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Michelle Malkin
@michellemalkin
When life gives you snow, make snow angels! https://vine.co/v/OQTaMqElZe5
12:39 PM · Feb 23, 2015·Vine - Make a Scene
 
TechJunkie
63 Winter Captions to Celebrate the Cold Season
Posted by Sydney on January 30, 2019
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When life gives you snow, make snow angels.
 
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BVM Sisters
February 20, 2019 ·
When life gives you snow, make snow angels! #snowday
   
Good Housekeeping
50 Cool Winter Instagram Captions for All of Your Snow-Filled Photos
Avoid struggling with a brain freeze and grab one of these cute caption ideas instead.
BY AMINA LAKE ABDELRAHMAN, GOOD HOUSEKEEPING INSTITUTE
Aug 22, 2019
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When life gives you snow, make snow angels
 
Country Living 
30 Best Winter Captions for Instagram to Use on Every Snowy Selfie You Post
‘Tis the season to be freezin’!
BY KELLY O’SULLIVAN
DEC 10, 2019
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When life gives you snow, make snow angels.