it’s winter at the lake.  the ice builds up…on the lake, on the roof, in the driveway.  (the ice chippers of hibbing arrived and solved that driveway issue)…and they helped bring home the clown car.  yes…nothing we needed but you can be sure to see jimmy driving his new wheels this summer. here is the birthday boy with his new vest and new clippers from chippy and jo ann..zune in pocket…and that’s the new wheels. 

it’s a sold mine!  coming to stillwater mn…with training…grandpa law made the bid!  he is ready for music on his walks.  stay “tuned” for the updates on this new venture.

ok cousins, family…you have to quit writing, calling and emailing me and telling me you are cold and the weather is just like minnesota.  come on now…buck up folks.  when it’s cold…don’t you think clearly?  a little snow…don’t you think of calmness…a gentle moment while you watch the snow fall.  then there is the exercise benefit while you are out shoveling a little snow off the driveway and steps.  so enjoy this little gift from the north….go out and build a snowman…then come inside wrap up in a blanket…have a good cup of coffee and read a good book.  like all good things…the snow and cold will go away….

from carl in florida (yes that is snow on the palm trees)

from chip and jo ann in maryland…

nothing beats a weekend in duluth with the law boys…we took in a u of mn duluth bulldog hockey game (holden and i liked the 12,22,37 line), leslie had several photo ops with the mascot…that grandmother law missed…harrison stayed away from the mascot…and emily reported that facebook friends recognized the lads in the stands!  staying this time at the radisson we walked the skywalk (A LOT) and kept the pool occupied!   there was a good experience of a fire alarm in the middle of the night there (no law boy will stay at a hotel again without reviewing all fire exit instructions).  we watched a freighter come in the harbor (breaking ice)…very very cool while we had breakfast at the top of the radisson.  (and that one photo is us hauling branches for emily…we’ll be watching to see what happens with that!)

visit photos from weekend here

and not to brag but while we watched the boys and john and emily worked the duluth bridal show…guess who made the cover!  emily is now our cover girl!

boys on the way home….think we wore them out?

ok here i sit, top of radisson….duluth mn…having a nice breakfast, good coffee and watching this! 

not that i’m planning any demise but there are things i’ve wanted to see or do, and well just like everyone, sometimes these things happen…some require more planning than others.  thanks to john and some great room reservations…i didn’t quite get to see sunset on lake superior…and lord only knows the child could not arrange a full moon on lake superior…but he did well with the sunrise.  actually just looking out the window and knowing i could look at lake superior was pretty darn spectacular. 

arrival….

evening

sunrise…and yes that is a freighter of some sort out in the lake.  good job john to arrange for sunrise and boat.

enjoy!

well for all who have left for warmer, sunnier days in the winter…here is why.

still all is calm…all is white…

This is a Minnesota December morning at the lake…who sees the cold?