How do you spell relief?

We headed north to the family cottage for some much needed R&R. What can be better than spending time with people you love at someplace near and dear to your heart? Add to that great food (Dad's freshly caught perch + fried potatoes; Mom's guacamole; my meatballs; Don's homemade waffles; bday cake and every snack in between), freshly fallen snow, lots of snowmobiling, card games, and lots of laughter. It really was beautiful up there with TONS of snow.

I feel better. The proverbial storm cloud has passed on by. On Wednesday we will have new carpet and can hopefully piece things back together in the basement. Life does go on doesn't it?

Be still sad heart and cease repining;

Behind the clouds the sun is shining;

Thy fate is the common fate of all,

into each life a little rain must fall,

Some days must be dark and dreary.

- Longfellow