the one that reminds me of the Armistice Blizzard.

Could there BE a more appropriate book to read this month than The Long Winter?
No, I think not.

This is the book where Laura & the children almost get lost on the Big Slough (how is that word pronounced anyways?) and Almanzo goes on a wild goose chase for the wheat.  Pa & Laura twist hay and the Christmas barrel comes in May.

Reading the Little House series is a good reminder of wants vs. needs and reminds me of the word constitution.  As in, "she has a Strong Constitution and had no trouble getting up the hill."  I lack constitution, especially in the cold.

This has been a rough winter.  Is summer ever going to come?