Cold - with a Chance of Cold

I don't know where this first week of January went. My husband got sent out of state on a business trip just as we were hit with an Arctic blast.  The snow was only a couple of inches, but we had freezing rain on top of that, so the driveway/sidewalks were an ice rink. The photo above?  My kitchen window as the sun came up. The backyard is fenced, and though it was slippery, Sunny and I got some outdoor time with her favorite toy since walking wasn't safe. I wore a stylish white parka that I thought would make me look like a glamorous ski model but instead made me resemble a giant, walking marshmallow.  But it was warm.  

Just to give you an idea of what winter in Chicago usually looks like, here is our fully grown senior rescue  - Angel Abby Lab, plowing through the yard about 8 years ago.  

Brigid and Sunny