Tis the season..

Schools out for Christmas break. We were let out at 2:10 today. I had 20 students in the artroom for an hour and a half working on a variety of art projects. I felt somewhat like the picture on the left by the time I left school. Now to unwind and try to get into the holiday spirit. I have several books to read, a couple projects to work on, and also a trip up north to Minnesota for several days to visit my sister, her family and my parents. I hope my two girls will be able to join us and do some skiing. I plan to visit my parents and enjoy the beautiful scenery.
So...on to the eggnog.

Snow, wind...blizzard

I can hear the wind howling outside as I type away. Snow day on Friday. No school. Second snow day this school year. More snow today and now the wind has picked up, the temperature has dropped to below 0 degrees and it is nasty outside. So, what do you do on a day like today? Make kringla and caramels for Christmas. Even church has been cancelled for tomorrow. So, tomorrow I will continue my cooking frenzy and make fudge and possibly lefsa. The blizzard warning is suppose to be lifted at 6:00 p.m. tomorrow. Late start on Monday?

Living in Iowa

Frank hit a deer today. He is alright....the deer, not so good. Either is the car. There seems to be a history of deer/car collisions in the family. ( My Father could write a short novel) Frank's first deer collision was with the blue station wagon while going to a Fourth of July celebration in Albert Lea, MN. I no longer believe in deer whistles. They definitely didn't work. The second collision was when Frank and my daughter were returning in the school car from a music event in Fort Dodge, IA and they hit a deer. The car was totaled. Both of those events were at nighttime. On this occasion it was broad daylight. Frank says he saw a deer in the ditch and when he looked back up there was one directly in front of him on the road. The front of the car, the grill is missing, the hood is pushed back and it looks like a few weeks of a disheveled car.