February 2nd, 2018

Hello everybody! How are you? I’m okay. It’s very cold here in Wisconsin. I’m glad that Mom doesn’t work such long shifts any more. I might be a bear, but there’s only so much cold I can take!

Today is Groundhog Day. It turns out that it’s from the Pennsylvania Dutch, who are actually German! Apparently, it comes from a German tradition with a badger.
Mom has seen a groundhog at a zoo, but never in the wild. It’s probably a good thing though—I don’t think Mom’s parents would like a groundhog living on their property!
I hope it’s cloudy in Pennsylvania, so they forecast an early spring!