It is very cold in Minneapolis this morning

What happens when you throw boiling water in the air:

"MVI 0881" (Watch on YouTube)

At the time we tried this experiment, it was -18º F. This works, according to what I've read, when the temperature is below -15º F.

Twelfth night

As longtime readers of my online journal now, the happy custom we've created for our family is that after Christmas, I shop the 75% Christmas sales and then use them to stuff the miniature stockings I have on the table for our Twelfth Night celebration. Usually, we have this as a breakfast. Today, we did it as an afternoon snack: the girls and I had the day off school and work because of the weather, and Rob got up early to go to work.









We had aome's Gingerbread Scones:



Happy Twelfth Night!

Fiona

Also: Fiona has a new haircut. Here she is, looking adorable.