Our Wintry Week.

The Doric Building
608 Chestnut Street, Winona Lake, IN
This is where we lived for 5 years. According to this picture, we lived in the left side of the building, town house style. We had to cover the windows with plastic and quilts to keep warm. Very drafty. Looks like the current tenants are doing the same!! Our current house is sooooo much more comfortable!! Thank you, Jesus!!

Winona Lake
(last week...)

The Boat House
This is one of our favorite restaurants. Best eats: the Black and Bleu Burger and fillet mignon. It is not too pricey or ritzy. Very comfortable and casual. I highly recommend it if you are visiting The Village at Winona.

The dark circle on the lake is a ring of birds. The ducks and geese hang out together and keep the ice from freezing. Their own wintry sauna?

I took this picture of Winona Lake because there are foot prints on the ice. One could look at this and think about the people who traveled there, their stories... what they were doing that day. Or perhaps think about how serene and beautiful the snow is... Me? I think.. what the hell are they thinking walking on an ICED-over lake?? What's worse is when they drag out the shanties, drill a hole in the ice (how smart is that???), then sit on the ice and wait for a fish to bite!!!

We stayed in Warsaw with my in-laws for a week. Brandon's little brother, Clayson, had his Eagle Scout Ceremony, which went very well. And our baby niece Reagan Olivia Judd was dedicated at church. Our "nephew" Griffin Terris Roe turned 1 year old!! We had some of his birthday cake. (His mom and dad, Lori and Terry, are very close friends of ours. Their daughter Keely Marie is our "niece" and a sweeeeet heart!!!) We were planning to come home on Friday, due to a commitment I had on Saturday; however, Mother Nature had other plans. A huge winter storm blew through. Schools and even businesses were closed on Friday. You know that if they close schools and businesses up there, then the situation is BAD. So, we made a wise choice and stayed one more night!

And, yes... It is oh, so good to be HOME!!! Where the temperature is 55 today, 60 tomorrow and we don't have to put plastic and quilts on the windows!

Coming this week: Pictures and commentary about our trip to Chicago: Authentic Deep Dish Chicago Pizza. Oh my!!