So it's been a while since I posted and for that I apologize. In order to make amends, I'll post a quick update of what all has happened since my last post.
Winter came.
We got snow.
It got COLD.
As in frigid, freezing, and BRRRRRRR.
That's about it. We did have a wonderful Christmas holiday filled with LOTS of family visiting, fun fun fun, appreciation, and, of course, really good food. Not much else changed otherwise.
Except the weather.
It's cold. Snot freezing in your nose, eyelashes freezing together, breath practically freezing in your lungs COLD.
It's snuggle under a blanket with a mug of cocoa and a good book freezing. It's a cuddle with your kids (who are inevitably little heaters but won't sit still worth a darn) freezing. It's stick your ice cubes for toes behind your oh-so-toasty (and wonderfully understanding) spouse's knees when you climb into bed freezing.
[Though that last one sometimes backfires when said spouse decides to reciprocate making this spouse even colder.]
How cold is it? For an example, I filled our chicken's water thingy and set it outside on the steps intending to put it in the coop as I went out the door for chores. Unfortunately, when I closed the door, the water deal wiggled off the nice flat spot I had set it on and a gallon of HOT tap water proceeded to dribble out in a steady though slight stream. Less than 10 minutes later, I went to grab the now-empty water bucket and discovered the only sign of the missing water was a 10 inch long icicle underneath the steps...
Yes, it's that cold...
