Weather, whether we like it or not!

Winter arrived with a vengeance.  We have snow, but the mistletoe is put away!  And cold??? My thermometer and the NWS report said -3F. I'm no good at Math to know how many degrees that is C, and quite frankly, (Dear Scarlet) I don't give a damn! Ha! The furnace just seems to keep on keeping on and doesn't shut off much, if at all.  I am dressed warmly, yet still feel a draft, one of the drawbacks to forced air heating, even when the air is warm!
Because we have so many students that walk to either the bus stops or to school, the schools close if the temperature gets below 0, so I know my grands are in at home where it's warm. Blowing snow and drifting roads have closed the schools in the country for the last two days. Gee, we never missed school because of weather.  My how times have changed.
We have had a unseasonably warm winter up until now, so no complaints, or at least very few from my little part of the world. It's just cold. (Not as cold as my Canadian friends are experiencing, though.) I seriously wonder how they stand the sub-zero temps and the tons of snow they get this time of year.  I guess it's all what we get used to. Gosh, as I was growing up on beautiful Lukens Lake, my brother and I didn't give it a thought to ice skating, or sledding or ice fishing all winter long. Were we young and stupid, or just young and lots more durable than we are now.  My brother lives in Texas and won't even consider visiting me here in Indiana during the winter months. So, I guess I am more durable that he, or just crazy.
So whether we like it or not, winter weather is here, for now. But March isn't that far away!

My apologies for the boring weather entry. But what else is there to  write about? I am just staying home where it's warm, reading, crocheting, crafting, and napping...not necessarily in that order.

Until next time,
Peace,
JE