I'm waving the white flag.

The cold snap is coming to town - per an article in the paper the weather forecasters are calling for as cold as 60 below! And the long range forecast is not looking too cheery. Shall I start naming the top 3 places I would rather be enjoying right now - I'll give you a hint, they all are known for sunshine and are about 125 degrees warmer than what we'll be. Holy cow - I had to do the math again on that one, but that is the temperature difference. Imagine, I could go hang out in the walk in freezers at Sam's Club and it would be warmer than walking outside. But I will stop complaining and accept this as my cold weather merit badge and come October I will gladly accept my "award" from the State, i.e. permanent fund dividend. Everyone stay warm and if you are down south somewhere, stand and send your warm wishes to the frozen North.

Bring it on!

As has been the motto lately - "at least it has been a nice winter SO FAR." But the bottom is about to drop out. The forecast is calling for 35 - 45 below tonight, but bring it on! At least we know a couple of days ahead of time of what to expect and with the addition of our new wood burning stove it makes it nice and toasty. I am thankful that we have the stove and are not having to deal with flooding in the middle of winter.