Because I do not go outside much during the winter months, the winter weather does not usually bother me. I love snow…and don’t even mind a bit of ice now and then…unless I have to drive in it. For some reason this year I am thinking that maybe I would prefer to live in a warmer climate. I have always loved living someplace that actually had four seasons, but as I get a bit older my thoughts are that I might enjoy a year round climate of around 68-78 degrees. While I am dreaming, I would like that place to not have tornadoes, hurricanes, monsoons, tsunamis, or dust storms and even though it is not weather related, add earthquakes to that list also. A girl can dream, can’t she?

According to the internet, the temp this morning was 2° with a wind chill into the negative double digits. Now that is COLD. We actually have ice forming on the inside of some of our windows and yesterday I even saw a few snow flakes gliding in through the leaks in a northwest facing window. I already had some large bubble wrap adhered to the window panes, but the snowflakes brought out that plastic shrink wrap stuff intended for winterizing your house. Up it went…for the first time ever. It is making a slight difference, but I know the tape isn’t holding like it should. Maybe the box was a bit old….who knows how long I have been storing it.

Yesterday, as I was going out to feed the cats I noticed that our storm door was covered with ice. My hands were damp and as I grabbed the door handle from the inside, my thumb attached itself. It reminded me of Christmas Story where the little boy had his tongue stuck to the flagpole.

We have family in Texas and I read someone’s status on Facebook where they were complaining about having to turn the air conditioner on in December. Gosh, how warm did it get in Dallas this weekend? I am wishing warmer weather to those who need it and cooler weather to those who might be thinking of turning on the air conditioner….just now…as I hear my own heater firing up. BTW–it is set on 58.