Cold nights in Indiana.

First, let me tell you a story. Sunday morning as I was leaving my car to go to work I heard the morning d.j. on "the loop" say, "Led Zepplin's morning chant...maybe you can hum that one later when you're shoveling snow." I had no idea the guy was predicting snow to fall that afternoon! Because my reserve unit was conducting lunch-hour training I didn't leave my windowless building to get food so when someone coming back from a smoke break told us, "Hey, it's snowing out there," I was a little surprised.

The drive home from North Chicago (on my birthday, mind you) was lousy. Poor visibility and snow followed by poor visibility and hail followed by darkness and sleet and finally rain to a drizzle to nothing.

Still, it wasn't that cold last night when I arrived in Bloomington, but today it was really cold. Amelia was very bored in the apartment, and since boredom usually leads to her creating a huge mess in the living room I thought I would let her walk around outside for a while. She spent some time walking and playing "ready, set, go" before her nap then asked to go outside again as the sun was setting. We put on our winter coats and went exploring. Amelia was having fun walking and looking around, but it was clear, by her face, that she was not liking the cold. When I asked her if she wanted me to carry her home, she did not protest.

She's finally asleep now. Michael's away in California, so I've been holding the fort (sort of) by myself. Tomorrow is the big day...Tomorrow we should find out if Amelia will have a baby brother or a baby sister (unless the baby is excessively modest, which has been known to happen). Once I've called Michael and let him know about the little one, I'll post the results here.

Lisa

Oh, speaking of postings, my web page has been updated tonight despite a dozen toddler-related interruptions.