Two!

Yup.  Two.

That's the temperature outside this evening.  When we got home from work I turned on the oven just to make it a little warmer in the house.

Then Cassie was saying I was wasting energy, so I said "maybe I'll bake something." And she said "Bake bread!"

So that's what I did.

But where did it all go?

We also tried blowing bubbles outside to see if they would freeze (they didn't -- my friend in Fairbanks did that but it was -26 there).  Also, we were only outside for about 30 seconds because the wind was blowing and even though we put on coats, hats, and gloves before going outside (on top of the three layers I was already wearing INSIDE the house), it was too cold to stand outside!

Come visit!  But you might want to wait until summer.

Brrrrrr!

It's cold and clear out.  We expect temps in the low 20s this week.  I don't even want to go outside to get to the car, but Cassie did help me to bring all the Christmas storage boxes up from the garage yesterday.  Finally took the tree down and we returned the boxes to the garage today. 

Then we moved all of the furniture in the living room, dusting and vacuuming everything as we went.  Basically it's just reversed from where it was, but the room feels much bigger. 

Yesterday I made a huge pot of jambalaya for soup kitchen (by the time I added the rice, the slow cooker was filled to the top).  Every bit of it was gone!  I might have to make some more.  So delicious!

Send your warm thoughts this way!

happy new year!

I ordered our family cards today! Might even get them mailed before Valentine's Day.

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