Born in the U. P.!

Even if it's April, being born in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan--the U.P.--means that you could arrive home to scenes like these on your homecoming day. This was the view out our front and back windows April 20, the day we brought little Frankie home. And this was only the beginning of the storm. It continued throughout the day and all day again today. Some parts of the county received 15 inches of snow! Around here, it looks more like 8. Only 3 days earlier, Grandma and Grandpa had broken out their sandals when the temperature hit 73 for the first time this season.

Being born in the U.P. and arriving home in a spring snowstorm makes Frankie a bona fide "Yooper", you betcha!