Keeping warm

We made it home. We were 2 days late, but we made it back, and couldn't be happier. I saw on the news today that approximately 3,200 flights have been cancelled due to extreme weather and arctic temperatures, so we can consider ourselves very lucky indeed to be back home in Chicago.

We were greeted with 12 inches of snow and temps of -11 degrees, but our neighbor had shoveled our driveway and sidewalk, and my office gave us a snow day today, so again, I couldn't be happier. I got to hibernate at home with my favorite girl and play for most of the day. It was awesome. We played hide and seek, built Lego castles, pretended to bake cookies, sang more than a few songs, and laughed until our stomachs hurt over a "princess sock" joke that I made up on the fly.

Our house in Evanston stays much warmer than our old Bucktown condo, so that's another reason to be thankful. If we were still in that loft, we'd be shivering under blankets right now and running multiple space heaters. In this house, we're toasty and warm thanks to radiator heat and small rooms.

I haven't been to the office since December 20. Today is Jan 6. I had a couple of calls today, but am not at all prepared to face the pile of work that has surely built up over the last 17 days. I am also not prepared to commute in 7-degree weather, especially after reading about all of the public transportation delays people experienced today. They are expecting more of the same tomorrow. I guess all I can do is bundle up and hope for the best. Thankfully, that's still 10 hours away! Right now, life is good and we're keeping warm.