Bright white-out...

How cold can it get? (I didn't really ask that...just kidding!) I don't guess I want to know. This is cold enough. It's gonna warm up to 14 degrees later...I think it's 9 right now. But hey, no wind. I'm walking to work...I even have cramp-ons that cut the ice on the streets! Mike has been riding outside since he bought a pair of studded tires. I bought a pair of snow boots and can now enjoy the snow a little better ( alot better). Live and learn. That's been the process for me.

You can read about stuff, get advice from folks, even watch stuff and be shown stuff on TV. But until it's you doing it and experiencing it for yourself, it's all pretty meaningless. It is bright bright white, and cold cold cold! I bought the coolest WARM Sorel snow boots---they zip up the front (let me tell you about trying to tie a bunch of laces with frozen fingers), and are rated to 32 below. I hope I never have to test that rating system!

I'm also getting to be a pretty good shoveler! Mike came home from work yesterday and thought he'd have work to do, but he said I did a good job. The snow plow guy who clears the street though always leaves a pile at the end of the driveway and Mike uses the Polaris machine to get that part cleared out.

And the Peet's guy left me 3 pounds of beans yesterday evening! He loves coming to drop stuff off for me cause he says I am so happy to see him all the time. We've probably got a foot of snow already and more is on it's way starting this afternoon. 4-7 more inches. It'll probably be a record year when you think of all the other weather records being challenged.

I'm curling up with my new subscriptions to Outside Mag, two new books The Kite Runner and The Hard Way(by Mark Jenkins...who inspired me when he biked across Siberia and wrote a book called Off the Map, perhaps I should invite him to Marshall and he can make comparisons?), a hot cup of Peet's and my snuggle small hound to enjoy the calm and quiet snowy day! Mike and I are going XC skiing tomorrow---something new to do! Happy Birthday Zachary! Jason, that blanket from Iceland rules!! Stay warm and happy Friday!