I doubt that it is much of a surprise, Dottie, Dick, Carol and others, that the temperature here in MN is way beyond imagining! I wonder if it has ever been this cold when we lived here before! And today our managers had to turn the water off for 4 hours, so now we have water, heat, and doors that we can keep closed if we want. Letting Max out for a quickie is about the extent of our outside needs, thank goodness. Oh, no! Jerry just left for the bank!
But all in all, we're doing OK. Our small place is quite snug. And we are alone. Peg found and now lives in a sweet cottage on Wisconsin's Apple river flowage and moved in last weekend. Today she is entertaining her granddaughter, Scarlet, who has probably taken over the whole house as her own. Peg will still stay overnight with us on the days she works as she doesn't get done until Midnight in St. Paul Regions Hospital and this cuts down on her driving so late at night. Hers is a brutal job. Thankfully, she is good at it. Being a trauma nurse really earns your paycheck!
Christmas has gone and also the New Year celebration. We are rather hunkered down, I'm afraid, because of the harsh weather. So many auto accidents and cars stalled on the sides of the roads occurring that we decided to stay home. We even skipped church fearful that we could get stalled on the roadway. But, I hope we learn to cope a bit better and hustle ourselves into the garage and into the car and onward this Sunday! We have to toughen up to live here, I guess.
I got rid of most of my books when we moved, so now have to find the library here in Stillwater. I am told it is a good library so must get on the ball. I am rather tired of reading the old classics found on my I-pad, and need to read!
We are taking our Christmas tree down today, and the outside lights. We didn't have many outside this year, but our son put them up for us, and we were thrilled because you could see the inside tree's lights as well as the outside lights from the roadway. Yes, we are quite close to the road and its many cars.. However, the snow sort of blocks the sound, so it isn't as noisy as in the summer. And I must admit, the snowy landscape is VERY beautiful.
Max has adjusted very well. He goes out the patio door and doesn't waste any time taking care of things. He has tried to eat the snow, but doesn't think that much of it. We have to wipe his paws after being in the snow because his paws pick up little balls of snow in their recesses. He's been a real trooper.
I am somewhat reminded of the Christmas story when I relate stories of the snow and cold. Imagine a pregnant teenager riding a burro in hopes to find a room at an inn. Imagine a husband having to accept in gratitude a stable of all places for his young wife to birth this unexpected child! They must have been grateful even for the animals in the stable who helped to keep them warm. I wonder if they finally really got it, that Jesus was the Son of God, only on loan to them to raise and nurture.
And we also have things loaned to us, such as: friends, a home, each other, and our own little "stable" mate, Max. And we are grateful for each one. So, we wish for you and yours a great new year. Just think 2014. ( I wonder how long it will take me to get used to that number.)
Love from the north country!
Yo and Yerry Yohnson,
With Blessings from God Himself
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