Our First Snowstorm in 2015

The freshly-fallen snow is so lovely...and then comes the activities of daily living that messes and dirties it up. Oh well. It was quite beautiful when it was falling. We got not quite 10 inches.  It's going to be very cold over the next few days (cold for us anyway).

A snow day literally and figuratively falls from the sky, unbidden, and seems like a thing of wonder.

Susan Orlean

I am currently reading the following books.

The first book shown is an ARC (Advanced Reader's Copy) of the story of the Lusitania, a maritime tragedy that occurred a few years after the sinking of the Titanic. It killed more than 1,000 people, but is a lot less known than the story of the Titanic - I imagine it's because of the fact that the Titanic was on it's maiden voyage and the sinking took a few hours, romanticizing the aftermath of the iceberg strike. Admittedly, the stories that came from the Titanic survivors have mesmerized me, especially the part of the band playing even while the ship is sinking. But the Lusitania has an equally interesting list of persons on board the luxury ocean liner on the tragic night it was torpedoed by a German u-boat. I'm about 1/2 way through and am immensely enjoying reading about this little piece of maritime history.

The second book shown is a contemporary 'love story' of sorts. A man working in a company's IT Department has been given the task of reading flagged emails and sending warnings to employees when emails are inappropriate for whatever reason. However, he doesn't warn Beth and Jennifer - he just simply reads their detailed emails and ends up falling in love with Beth. Interesting concept for a love story....

My niece, Autumn, had a turned one this month and had a Minnie Mouse - themed birthday party. The cake was really cute and she got lots of stuff.

I am excited that I will be a grandmother for the 4th time come October of this year. My son and his wife are expecting their fourth child in the fall. There shall be showers of blessings....Praying that all goes well with this pregnancy. Love my kids and grandkids so much!