Friday

It's negative 15 degrees. 9:40 am. Likely it was colder earlier.

Hot shower with the bathroom heat lamp on, extra layers of clothes, warm coffee, and about to sit in the sun drenched south facing living room.

Unfortunately I have lunch with a client at noon. I will have to emerge from our home in less than two hours.

How long does one warm the car when it's negative 15? Should I start it NOW?!?!

Thank you Lord for a warm home, for electricity and gas, and for a reliable auto. Thank you for the security of a cell phone as I venture out. Thank you that school was cancelled and the kiddos are all snug in their beds.

We are so blessed!

You think this is cold?

The current temperature is 2 degrees. School has been cancelled for tomorrow due to dangerous cold conditions. The high tomorrow is forecast to -5 and the low at -14. That is serious cold.

However...

I grew up in Winnipeg, Canada, so I looked up their temperature today: negative 35.9 degrees Celsius. That translates to negative 32.6 F. WHEW.

Everything is relative...