Well, we got our first snow here in Chicago this morning. It was beautiful--big fat, wet white flakes that brought to mind Christmas morning and hot chocolate. It's already melted off, but it was so pretty while it lasted!

This is also the first day the heat kicked on. We've got the thermostat set to hold at 60, and we've finally dipped below that. I got our gas bill for last month today and it was $35. Guess I can kiss that goodbye for the next 6 months or so!!!