Winter Blues

 
I want you to know that Ma went out into the blustery winds to capture this picture.

I am trying to convey the stark and wintry atmosphere, which having now arrived, will probably "stay on" like some undesirable relative, until March.

Basically, due to the intrepid winds, half of the house is 15 to 20 degrees cooler than the other half. And, wouldn't you know it....my computer is located in the colder half.

We are reduced to huddling over our steaming bowls of homemade rice pudding--a necessity brought about by an overabundance of milk. Some might look on this as an inaccurate assessment of the beverage inventory. I prefer to think of it as a call to comfort food. The children are ecstatic that they have been given permission to quaff milk almost at will, in a effort to reduce the surplus. (live it up while you can, guys...)

We will not be venturing out again this day, or night. A few of the children exhibited the onset of colds, yesterday. Let's see, that's Tuesday....two days after Sunday church.....well, you can do the math. This coming Sunday night is our annual church Thanksgiving supper, so we shall endeavor to acquire good health and a thankful heart, before then.

In the meantime, we shiver...

We huddle....

We eat.

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