it's not so bad...

after reading everybody's posts about the cold, i felt obliged to pay homage to a place that experiences real cold...that's right, chi-town! my mom called the other morning and said that is was -20 degrees when she woke up...now that's degrees, not windchill. with the windchill, it was -40! schools were closed for 2 days (kids can't be out waiting for buses for fear of instant frostbite), and even hudson was hesitant to brave the weather, and he loves the snow and cold! so every time i start to complain about the cold out here, i remember my roots, and feel just a little bit warmer :)