in like a lion

the snow drifts off of our deck are as high as my shoulders.  i basically have to wade through a snow canal to get to the car, and hoisting the carseat up over the drifts is getting a little ridiculous.  it's march.  you could lose a child in there!  (not that dylan seems to mind.)

in january, i bought cute winter boots with christmas money, and it's hard to believe that i was initially disappointed to be getting them so late in the season.  i worried i might not get good use out of them until next year. 

i've worn them every. single. day. 

except on those days i don't leave my house at all, (which, let's be honest, are about half).  on those days, i wear my ginormous, toasty down booties.  (looking up "down booties" on amazon yields lots of appropriate footwear options alongs with several less appropriate items...) 

they are not attractive:  they resemble moon boots or cookie monster's giant feet.  down booties are made for wearing around a snowy base camp, but they are just as good for keeping warm in a drafty house.  i loved mine so much i may or may not have worn them out in public, too, while singing "c is for cookie."  i've worn them so much that i wore out the bottoms.

jim and i have an ongoing disagreement over which is worse: being hot or cold. he hates the heat so much he creates magnetic poetry like:

pray for a winter that is cold gray and dark

and

i only want cold ice today

those little gems appeared on our fridge IN JULY.

i say being cold is totally worse.  if i'm hot, i can always get wet and feel better, but when i'm cold, sometimes i just can't get warm, no matter how many layers or blankets i pile on.

even though i hate being cold, my crunchy self can't bear to turn up the heat.  down booties are my trick for keeping warm while keeping the thermostat low.  my booties, plus a warm blanket and a cup of tea is perfection:)

which do you think is worse, extreme heat or cold?  how do you like to stay warm on a wintry day?

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