So, I’m an LA girl, meaning that I grew up in Los Angeles, southern California where a “cold”, though uncommon day, brought hail.

The weather is a bit different here in Santa Fe… if it only hails, then it’s not too cold and we’re having pretty good weather. Today it’s snowing and I’m home for the day. We recently got a wood-burning stove, which I have greatly enjoyed because the heat it creates really warms up the house. The downside of a wood-burning stove is that if I want to keep its heat going, I have to keep the fire going. Kris started the fire before going to work this morning, which I was glad for. Me? No, I haven’t started the stove’s fire before.