No Surprise

As I write this, the weather network online says it's -29, without the wind. This afternoon it is suppose to be -29, or if you prefer, -38 with the wind. It's winter. It's Canada. That should be explanation enough, right?

Apparently not.

I woke up this morning, loaded facebook on my phone, and saw what really wasn't a shock. Probably 90% of my friends statuses were complaining about the cold, "It's -46 with the wind", "my truck has been warming up for a half hour", and my least favorite "why is it so cold out, can't we just have spring already".

We have been spoiled with the above freezing temperatures for the last couple of months, when in all actuality, we should have been loaded up with snow and cold. Instead, my daughter and I have been able to spend numerous days at the park, without freezing our butts off.

Don't get me wrong, I don't love the cold. I'm not sitting here jumping for joy that I can step outside and get damn near instant frostbite. I'm not loving that I have to let the vehicle warm up forever, just to drive the 5 minutes to the library, or the 15 minutes to go pick our kitten up from the vet. And I'm not loving that I have my heat cranked in my house, and I'm still cold. But it is what it is. It's January. In Canada. In Alberta.

Stop Complaining. It's not going to help. Bundle Up. Winter is here.