Happy Day!

We are in the midst of a fierce winter storm. The wind is howling and it is snowing buckets. It has been at it for nearly 24 hours and there seems no sign of it letting up. February should be like this. Dh Bill couldn't make it out to work and it looks like he may be home tomorrow. How sweet is that? After 19 days, 5 of my young guests have returned home and the house seems strangely empty and quiet with only 11 children! Weird, I know. Some of us have been struggling with a bug of sorts, but it really hasn't been bad. My voice has been gone for nearly a week and my eyes are a mess, but as that is only the top 25% of my body... not a big deal. That's what winter is all about. I quilted this quilt for my Mom. She made it from scraps given to her by Aunt Isobel. There is another red quilt that I need to get to, but it needs a backing, so... other than this, I haven't really done any quilting. I am out of thread. Now that is a sad state of affairs, eh? I need to order quilting thread and peicing thread. Maybe I'll get to that, tomorrow. Today, Dh ordered me some tea. Then I'll be all set. Looks like we'll be snowed in for a while. We've been baking as we were concerned we might lose our power. We made a candy bar cake, and 2 apple cakes, and a couple batches of chewy ginger snaps, and some lemon and raspberry cookies. See? We're hardly suffering at all. Our priorities are a bit... out of order, but hey, sometimes you need a "little" sugar to keep you sweet. I have a gas stove top, so we can always cook some protein if we start bouncing off the walls.

Here's my hero. Ds Joe and Dh Bill are "mudding" my bedroom. We have 10 foot ceilings, so it is an even bigger job than usual. Now I am thinking that it is a pretty good use of their time, seeing as how they are all snowed in, anyway. I am so excited! 8 years of staring at screw holes and dingy drywall. Soon, there will be paint. I think I may need to get to work on a couple quilts so I can afford paint...