Penguins and Polar Bears.

Seriously.  I live in Minnesota and have for nearly my entire life.  I don't despise winter, in fact, on occasion, I actually enjoy it.  But seriously.  Right now it is -8 degrees.  No, that's not a typo.  That's a negative sign, meaning BELOW zero.  Tonight the actual temperature is supposed to be    -25 degrees.  Are you kidding me?!  Add to that the winds which are gusting up to 20mph that equals out to a whopping -50 wind chill!  Who lives in these kinds of places?  The only living creatures that dwell in these environments are penguins and polar bears.  There's a movie called "8 Below" and it takes place in ANTARCTICA!

Do you know what happens when you go outside when it is 8 degrees below zero?  It hurts to breathe.  Your eyes water and the tears freeze.  Every hair and booger in your nose freezes.  Oh and don't even try to smile.  Talk about tooth sensitivity.

Why do I live here?

Happy New Year

well it's over. the frenzy of the holidays is over. i have already packed away the christmas tree and stockings. now it's on and into the thick of winter in minnesota. it's -2 right now.

after a quiet drive home from the twin cities tonight, we returned to a smoke filled house.

why would your house be smokey you might ask?

well, because in our quest to be ecologically responsible, we purchased a corn burning furnace. what a stupid/brilliant idea that was! when the dumb thing actually decides to work...it smokes us all out. no wonder i've had a headache for a year.

so i had an epiphany on the way home. i want to start doing genealogy for people. i love family history and want to get others excited about it as well.

this has been a pretty random post, but that's me...random.