These are a few of my favorite things: enjoying the snow while cleaning like banshees, readying the house for the arrival of the Grands Girls and their parents.

4” of snow and 18° for those who care to know.

Lilith fell asleep holding Petra’s hand as they rolled down the road.

Felix and baths go together like peas and carrots.

We can light our world enough to have winter roses, but the ducks decided to take a vacation from laying eggs.

We ground burger and have corned roasts, but have yet to make sausage. Our freezers are full!

The Libby pumpkins have saved well and make amazing pies. Or rather, Michael makes amazing pies with these pumpkins!

Unbroken snow. It gives us our aerobics.

We hung wallboard but no mistletoe.

Animals and food. It’s what we do. We are tired, but not grumpy about it. Cleaning is just a constant when you live with and around animals, including us humans. It is all so very worth it. And you just fail to notice that it is dark.

Everything is brighter already.