Wintry mix

I forget that often our coldest, or at least messiest, weather comes in February. This year it's both (often the coldest is in January). I really have to say I don't remember it being this cold for so long in years past. Maybe I'll look back at this blog this time next year and think, "oh yeah, I just forgot again that it does get this cold for so long here."

Or maybe I'm still getting used to my little, poorly insulated house. I need to remember to turn the heat down when I leave for the day. My dad suggested that I post my last utilties bill by the door. It was seriously painful--more than my parents' house, which is twice the size of mine.

It's snowed a number of times in the last few weeks, though we only had ground cover for part of a day + icy roads on another day. Still, any snow, even determined flurries, is something worth talking about in the South. For many people, it's worth mobbing the grocery store any time there's more than a 40% chance of snow. I try not to buy into that hysteria, even if it means I'll end up eating french-cut green beans out of can, accompanied with expired milk.