Snowy coldness

Winter is officially here, if unofficially not calendared yet. It was snowy and cold today. Not my favorite combination. I much prefer heat and sweat over chills that just go up and down your back and get into the bones. Yuck but it is pretty. There is a huge redeeming factor with the snow and that is the purity of the whiteness that is evidenced after a fresh snowfall. But it's the cold that I don't like. I understand it's necessary for the regeneration of our plant life here but cold is just cold and nasty. Had a good day at work. Another thing about snow is the ice that is put on the road to melt the snow and then the ickiness that is on the cars as a result. I can handle about another 3 - 4 weeks of this for Christmas and New Years. After that, I hope it warms up. By the way, where the heck is global warming anyway? It's colder here now and it is actually snowing while it is cold. It usually warms up to snow, sounds weird I know but that is what happens but it was snowing in the teens today. No bueno! Anyway, I love my house, toasty warm that it is, because it protects me from the snowy coldness.