Burr! It is COLD outside! We haven't seen above freezing temps this whole week and won't see it until maybe Friday of this week. Wind chills of -27 and the low today is supposed to be -14!!! That is without the wind chill! Burr! School cancelled today and tomorrow. Rolling blackouts because everyone is using so much electricity to stay warm. Just crazy! We are grateful we have a wood burning stove to help our heaters keep up because it is just way too cold! Wherever you are, I hope you are safe and warm! Take a look at our week!
The week started out cold, and it just got even colder! Record breaking cold! Colder than I ever remember it getting. Wind chills in the negatives and not seeing temps above freezing for almost 2 weeks! Got some snow early this week and Mr J shoveled the front walk. It is covered again in inches of snow and with more still coming. Hello February winter!
Our Annual family Valentine's day box. It was not as spectacular as it usually is. Not as many people to help decorate it now.
Fun thing this week was we finally got to attend Mr J's band Christmas concert. It was postponed from December because half the band was in COVID quarantine or had COVID, so it was fun to attend the concert this week and hear the band--limited numbers allowed in, socially distanced seating and masks required. Christmas music never goes out of style and we had more winter weather now to accompany the Christmas music than we had in December! Mr J had an awesome solo in one of the jazz band numbers. It was awesome!
Documenting some more family history. This old fashioned refrigerator sits in our entryway. It was Ben's great-grandma's. The top opens and that is where they would put the big chunks of ice to keep the food cool that they put in the main part of the refrigerator. This was in Ben's parents home and when they decided to sell their home and go on a mission several years ago they asked if any of the kids wanted anything, and Ben and I requested this. It is a beautiful piece of furniture but also of family history.
It would not be Valentine's at our house without making heart shaped frosted sugar cookies. We got out the icing bags and decorating tips and did some pretty fancy ones this year. These are so good! It is my favorite recipe of my mom's and it just wouldn't be Valentine's without them!
A cold date night! We went to a concert Saturday night--socially distanced and masked and very few people there because it was so COLD! But it was a fun concert. It was an impersonating singer that did all sorts of voices and songs. Nice to be out and together despite the cold! It was our Valentine's date! Sure love this guy!
Stay warm and safe and healthy! Have a great week!
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