WARM WORDS ON A COLD EVENING

Martin’s last day of school was last Friday, Karin’s was Monday. Today was their first day home alone during Christmas vacation and because Tuesday isn’t a day either of them has computer time, they were bored. I knew before I left for work that they would be, if they didn’t go out in the snow, sledding or fort-building or snowman-making or something. Martin’s at that beginning teenager-stage…EVERYTHING is boring. He doesn’t want to go out and PLAY. Karin went out at some point, looking for friends to hang out with in the bright sunshine and snowscape but alas, no one...