You know it's cold outside when....
- School is being canceled due to sub-zero wind chills. But you still have to go to work, even when the temperature when you leave the house is -7 degrees. Oh yes, it was that cold.
- Your dog will actually allow you to put her coat on to go outside (yes, we put a coat on our dog...she's little and has very short hair!).
- You go to open the screen door and your slightly moist finger sticks to the latch.
- It takes you 10 minutes to get dressed for work but 20 minutes to take off your coat, hat, earmuffs, mittens, sweater, and fleece lined boots once you get to work. (OK so it really doesn't take me that long, but you get my point.)
- Your daughter does not scream objections to all the blankets you have packed in her carseat to keep her warm.
- Same daughter allows you to put mittens on, even after yesterday's protest.
- Your newspaper (which is inside a plastic bag) is frozen to the driveway in the morning.
- And my all time favorite....you KNOW it's cold outside when every breath in through your nose causes ice crystals to form in your nostrils!
I think old Phil got it wrong on Friday. I think his shadow said "Are you nuts?!?! It's WAYYY too cold to go outside today!" Of course, after a very mild December we should have known it wouldn't last long. So here's to warm slippers, a cozy blanket, and good cup of hot tea!
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Brrrrrrrrr! Stay warm! (You are more than welcome to visit us down here in TX. It was 70-something today...)
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