Here's what I came up with!:
The freezing white snow burned the uncovered soles of my feet as I ran through the dimly lit village towards my home. I pulled my coat tighter as I lost feeling in my cheeks.The town was small, only a dozen houses or so tucked in between the mountains. We were miles from the closest city and it was more peaceful than you could imagine. My brother's shriek filled the air as he tripped in the snow beside me. I picked him up as he started crying from the snow that was now stuck on his face. I walked the last twenty feet home, trying to calm him so father wouldn't catch us. We were soaked and numb but happy when we finally made our way inside to our small kitchen. The wood stove warmed the room and we gathered around it for a brief moment before our mother sent us to bed with warm milk.