Frigid start to March

It’s hard to believe we’re already into March even though it doesn’t feel like March weather. The last few mornings have been extremely cold. Parts of the eastern U.P. were -27 this morning! It looks like the weather is supposed to be a few degrees above freezing for the next few days which will feel extremely warm. It has been a cold winter and Lake Superior is pretty much frozen over except for a few open water areas. Since the last posting, we’ve had a couple blizzards and a lot more snow. Greg’s had a couple white knuckle drives to work but he’s managed to stay on the road.

Leah is definitely ready for spring. Greg, however, psycho that he is, wants to get some more ice fishing in (he’s predicting he’ll be out until mid-April) before things are finally thawed for good. It’s hard to believe that Daylight Saving Time is here already. It’s going to be really hard to get up on Monday, even harder than usual (Leah’s not exactly a morning person).

Last weekend we watched one of Jacob’s (Greg’s little cousin) last hockey games for the season. It’s very entertaining watching seven-year-olds play hockey. Then on Saturday night, we went to an NMU hockey game versus Lake Superior State Univ. NMU won the game and will start their playoff run this weekend against MSU. It was especially funny to go from watching the little guys who seem to do more by accident than design to seeing the skill of the older guys. What a contrast. On Sunday, it was pretty cold so only Greg went ice fishing while Leah did the laundry (fun, fun!). He caught one largemouth bass and a splake (cross between lake trout and brook trout) that measured 14.5″.

An update on the prospective house: we’ve been going back and forth on offers and counter-offers. We’ve reached our max and we’re just waiting for a response. We’ll just have to wait and see where it goes…

14.5″ splake caught by Greg

Greg’s little cousin Jacob (#15)