Oh the weather outside is frightful...

...eh, not really. But it is the first snowfall of the season here in Chicago and it's only October 12th. But I don't mind.

I kid you not, we've already had 2 days the past month where we had BOTH the air conditioner on and then had to switch it to heat. You gotta love it.

Anyways, the snowfall reminds me of Christmas. Usually I love the Christmas holiday (and I still will this year), but it did up my stress level a bit. Not only will we have a new baby this Christmas holiday, but also my sis is getting married, and the basement will be getting finished at the time. This means several more gifts to buy. Thank God for the internet. I plan on doing about 95% of my shopping this year online. Just don't have the time nor the tolerance for the malls, especially this year.

I feel sorry for those Chicagoans who had to drive into the city today. As I drove over I-90 (a main East-West highway that goes to the city), I could see nothing but creeping cars and headlights to the west. And this was about 30 miles west of the city. Ouch!