Spring Break

The girls on the train -- headed to Chicago!

The girls and I on arrival

Having fun looking at all the beautiful dolls.

Lunch presentation was great (There were five pretzel rolls-- we were very hungry!!!)

Three friends! (And a bit of chocolate mousse on one face!)

After lunch -- the big girls are on a potty break. Mikaela and her doll continue lunch!

Ready for lunch. My good friend, Laura, and I took her granddaughter and doll, my granddaughters and dolls to lunch! What fun!

We had a great time. Even though...get this...it was snowing in Chicago!!! Yep. I said snow -- you know, that cold white stuff that melts when you get in the house! And on the train ride home, the snow keep accumulating more and more the further west we got. Right now, it's still snowing here. We have at least another inch and a half. This is MARCH 27!!!

It was a lovely day anyway!

HOUSTON, WE HAVE A PROBLEM

It was a sort of joke around our church for several years. We'd have a missions conference in January, and that week the weather would be icy cold, stormy, tons of snow, the worst weather of the month.

This weekend, we have a friend arriving from Houston to speak at services this weekend. We are having service Friday evening, Saturday evening and Sunday morning. (See the red highlights for predicted temperatures here!!) When the word bitter is used in a weather forecast, you know it isn't good.

Now the Houston forecast is fairly cold...for Houston, the place that invented hot and sultry. I hope Pastor Steve has not seen the weather forecast for Chicago!!!

CHICAGOLAND FORECAST

FRIDAY - Considerable cloudiness. A 30 percent chance of light snow in the afternoon. Turning sharply colder. Highs in the lower 20s.

FRIDAY NIGHT - Partly cloudy. Scattered flurries. Very cold. Lows zero to 4 above.

SATURDAY - Partly sunny. Very cold. Highs 3 to 7 above.

SATURDAY NIGHT - Partly cloudy in the evening then becoming mostly clear. Bitterly cold. Lows 1 to 5 below.

SUNDAY - Mostly sunny in the morning then becoming partly cloudy. Highs 9 to 13 above.

SUNDAY NIGHT - Partly cloudy. Lows 3 to 7 above.

HOUSTON FORECAST

Friday: A 30 percent chance of rain, mainly after noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 53.

Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 35.

Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 57.

Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 39.

Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high near 57.

Sunday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 48.