rivka: (family)
rivka ([personal profile] rivka) wrote2009-01-16 01:59 pm

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I was going to make a post complaining about how cold it is here - it was 14 F when I took Alex to school this morning, and has subsequently warmed up to a balmy 16. Then I read through my friends page and saw how cold it is where most of you live. So never mind.

Although I must say: I have an excellent coat for weather like this. It is the thigh-length parka I bought when I lived in Iowa. It is wool-lined and Polartec-filled and Gortex-topped, and the hood snaps across the lower face so that only the eyes are exposed.

There is no way in hell that it would zip over my belly.

I suppose I should be counting my blessings. It's fortunate that my standard winter coat (ankle-length double-breasted wool, although it only buttons down to the midriff) does close over my belly. It's fortunate that I have maternity tights I can wear under my slacks for additional warmth. And even more fortunately? The portable electric heater I bought for my office arrived earlier this week. Just in time.
geminigirl: (Naomi Munchkin)

[personal profile] geminigirl 2009-01-16 07:42 pm (UTC)(link)
I'm from New York, my husband is from Canada. We're both used to cold weather, but we've got a nine month old, and I've been scrambling to find her enough warm clothes to get through the last week, and next week too.