'Tis the Season to Be Freezin'

It's been pretty chilly around here the past couple of weeks. I'm so sad to see Fall leaving us so soon. We've had snow fall twice already. Nothing that stayed on the ground, but it got cold enough to keep me from setting foot outside of my front door. And all this before the official "start" of winter on December 21. Tragic if you ask me. The kids of course couldn't be more thrilled. They know that when it gets this cold they can expect to be playing in a cup, or two, of hot cocoa at the end of the day. With that to look forward to who could possibly be bothered by the bitter cold?? I'm just hoping that Winter passes by just as fast as Fall did. I need Spring to get here ASAP. My fingers and toes can't hold on much longer. :)