Ok, I have one more positive thing about winter, although the name sounds like a negative. It's hoar frost. (Yes, it sounds like a word that's not very nice.) It means "hairy" and makes Minnesota look like a winter wonderland. It's beautiful; everything is covered, the trees are a ghostly white.
It only happens when the temperatures rise considerably. It was about 22 degrees today; which is about 40 degrees warmer than it has been.
And this is my last post about snow/winter/cold. I have given it too much time and attention the way it is.
On a bright note, Jake and Magdalene both made the Willmar Stingrays swim team. (They are actually "mini rays.") So, no more sitting in a cold hockey rink. I LOVE the warm pool area. They practice twice a week for an hour with huge smiles on their faces. We get home, take showers and they fall into bed, completely exhausted. Swimming laps non-stop for an hour will do that to a person! I should try out...
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