St. Paul

Could someone please send some warm weather up here!!! The kids in the program have to stay on a sleep schedule (read: no sleeping in on the weekends) so a group of us met to go to breakfast at McDonalds (bribing is allowed). The RealFeel was -4 degrees! The temperature outside was 17 degrees, but the RealFeel is so much more dramatic and well . . . what it really feels like!

Hello! Northwest Arkansas? Your high today was 71 degrees. You need to share. Now please.

Today Hannah and I drove to St. Paul to spend the day with a friend of mine from high school that I haven't seen in over 20 years.

You know, it's kind of like facebook, but in person.

Melissa and I grew up in the same church. Her dad was the pastor. We spent a lot of time together. I vacationed with her family, she vacationed with mine. Watching her grow up I decided I would NOT marry a pastor. Yeah. I have since learned not to tell God what I will not do. Sadly, not from this experience. Because I like to learn things the hard way. But that's another story for another day.

Anyway, we have not seen each other since the day I got married just over 20 years ago. She has four kids from 5 to 19. Her middle two spent the day with us.

We spent the day at the Science Museum of Minnesota. Amazing. The King Tut Exhibit was at the Science Museum. Since Hannah sufferes from Egyptomania it was a perfect fit. We watched Mummies: Secrets of the Pharaohs in the Omnitheater which was fabulous. It has a rotatable dome that you watch the movie on. Which was great right after I learned how to watch it so that I wouldn't get nauseous and well, you know . . .

I found myself at the museum today. In the back ground is my friend Sally.

Okay, now that I have posted a pic of myself, I should explain. I haven't had a hair cut since November.

Don't judge.

My bangs are grown out and I can't decided if I should cut them or let them go. It is such a tough decision. I go back and forth and back and forth. And all this time I am going back and forth and back and forth, I am looking, well, indecisive. And hair styleless.

We got a bonus today! Nothing says "we love you" like a box of Girl Scout Cookies in your mailbox . . .

And nothing says "I receive your love" like eating a dozen few before bed.

We also got another box today:

I'm trying to decide if this is from someone who loves us. Or someone who doesn't like my clothes. And wants me to buy a new wardrobe. In a bigger size.

I'll ponder it . . . while I nibble.