Needles and Pens

So, here's how the kids spent this beautiful Minnesota spring(?) day. I can't believe it's April 12th: We've been hit with our last (oh, please, let it be the last!) snowstorm of the season, complete with 60 mph winds and accumulation of 8-9 inches of new snow. Blessedly, the storm was followed by a gorgeous, sunny day today. I've been enjoying the quiet while the kids play outside, tackling a long-overdue updating of this cross-stitch sampler that I made for my sister and brother-in-law back in 1994. Their youngest child, Dominic (now nine-years-old), has finally been added to the family tree. Speaking of updates, I also finished my schoolhouse blocks this week. Sashings and border are next: I've been in a real funk lately, and really slacking with this blog among other things. Between the virus that seemed to last forever and the slow torture of this never-ending winter, it's been a challenge just doing the basics each day. But, good news, I do believe the...

I have no idea who wrote this poem, but it was just so appropriate with my raging cabin fever, I had to share it. I received it in a forwarded email, so if you happen to know where it originated, please let me know so I can give credit to the author. ;o) Minnesota Poem It's winter in Minnesota And the gentle breezes blow Seventy miles an hour At twenty-five below. Oh, how I love Minnesota When the snow's up to your butt You take a breath of winter And your nose gets frozen shut. Yes, the weather here is wonderful So I guess I'll hang around I could never leave Minnesota 'Cause I'm frozen to the ground! ~ Author Unknown

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I've had a lot of fun reminiscing over my photo albums lately, so for this week's Photo Hunt theme -- heavy -- I chose this one from 1988, my brother and his daughter, building an awesome snowman. If you've ever built a snowman, you know these were some heavy snowballs! Today that little girl in the red snowsuit is 26-years-old, a graduate of the United States Air Force Academy, and currently serving in Iraq. We're so proud of her! Happy Photo Hunting !