Mietzke's Holden Adventure

It is very cold the school thermometer says that is was 2 below last night, and 3 below the night before. I got up twice to stoke the fire and it was still only in the 50’s when we got up in the chalet. The girls stay nice and warm in their feety pajamas. Getting out of bed in the cold is a chore though. It is so cold that I haven’t been out hiking or walking. I am not a fan of frozen eye lashes and frosty boogers. This morning when I walked down to the dining hall for breakfast all of the exposed parts of my hair froze instantly. I was wondering if that would be an effective hair trimming method, to freeze your hair and then break it off….Hmmmmm. I was thinking it might be fun to go outside with wet hair and hang up-side down and see what kind of punk rock dew I could manage. Oh winter fun, does it ever stop?! It is so cold that I haven’t even felt like going sledding. The sledding hill is really packed down and hard right now and a little rough on the bum on the way down.
Most everyone is going quickly from building to building and the buildings seem busy and full teaming with voices and movement throughout the day. I keep thinking about the Women’s spa in Tacoma and about being warmed through and through. I have to say that the evenings in our Chalet are lovely! Every night after Vespers, we head up to our chalet and cuddle up by the fire to read. We can get the living room up to 70 degrees most nights by opening the stove door and stoking frequently. Sometimes you just have to warm up. I love that Pajama time with my family. While I read Jordyn has been working on a small loom weaving a strep for her woven bag. Nyrie is learning how to crochet and sometimes knits. Dave fiddles around on his computer or joins us with a book of his own.
When the children go to bed Dave and I have been playing cards or reading to each other. It is so nice to be on the same page with him! We are really enjoying each others company and love to get that evening time together. There is a full moon tonight and we were thinking about getting a baby sitter and going on a snow shoe. It is supposed to be clear and moon shadows are the best.

Blue Hue

The blue light cast by the moon changes my view of everything.
There is no movement in this sleepy blue hue
There is something so solitary about the space around me held motionless, completely still
I have to stop my footsteps for they feel like an intrusion
Even my breath makes a ripple on the air that seems somehow out of place
These mountains, the trees, each plant and bush blanketed into silent waiting
Waiting…
Waiting…
Quietly waiting for spring to come and end this solitary winter slumber.