Written January 11th but no internet so posted on the 19th

Hello from the Arctic!

I am still in Pennsylvania but ready to head back south. Saturday, January 10th, which is my Aunt Ilene's birthday, was a cold and icy day. Mom and Dad and Mary Alice and Henry and Chanda and I were going to take her out to lunch to some restaurant in Lebanon County but it was cancelled because of the weather. But that evening Jed, Cynthia, Sarah, and Adam Kensinger made it to Penryn for dinner and games with Chanda and me. Notice I said they made it to Penryn. The car didn't make it up Chanda's driveway so they walked the rest of the way. Chanda cooked chicken pot pie from scratch. She made the noodles herself and had a lesson with student participation. She also used her homegrown saffron! I was in charge of the salad. It was also a big hit! For dessert we had a birthday cake for all of us. No candles, no singing just some very good chocolate cake with cherries in it and ice cream on the side. All of us have birthdays in December and January except for Jed whose birthday is in late November.

After dinner we played Scattergories and Apples to Apples. Poor Adam was worn out. He had been to Camp Mac for a Klondike competition with his Boy Scout Troup and they won the trophy this year!! I think it must have been as cold as Alaska!