Winter: The Presence of Evil

Driving home from church today Tyler made fun of me and our daughter and our "Mexican intolerance of cold".  He then decided to tell Vi that she wasn't cold because she had tights on, but rather because there was no heat.  After making a sarcastic remark about confusing our child anyway he could, I argued his science.  We discussed what was the definition of "cold", from the absence of heat to exact temperatures.  It was a dull, and rather unintelligent conversation (at least on my end), till I finally said "Cold is just the presence of evil!"  To which Tyler replied, "Well, I won't disagree with that one"
 

I detest the cold.  Truly.  I know there's people who argue that heat is unbearable, but that is a foreign concept to me.  I have an incredibly high heat tolerance, and an incredibly low cold tolerance.  I typically start feeling like the outdoors could be avoided below 50...but since I love being outside, and love the sun, I try to not go into hibernation mode until it's below 35.  

Hibernation mode looks something like this:
-Stay in bed until the last possible moment, running late for work everyday to preserve as much warmth from the bed as possible....each second gained may prevent frostbite.
-Put on ALL the clothes.
-Break the law and start the car to warm it up
-Microwave hand warmers so you don't have to touch the cold steering wheel directly. (Even when you start your car, that steering wheel can be cold!)
-Only eat and drink warm things.  In the winter this is usually oatmeal and coffee.  Most days I am dehydrated because water is cold.
-When returning home, put on slippers and sit under blanket on couch until children need attending to
-Taking a bath every night to warm your body to survivable temperatures
-Then transport yourself to the safety of the down comforter on the bed.

Sometimes I try to pretend it's not winter and work-out.  But it's hard work fooling myself.  Also, it's not hard to see why I inevitably gain wait every winter.

I might add, it's a bad idea to get a high energy dog in the winter.   I should have looked into the breeds that understand hibernation mode.

Guess I'll go try to exercise my dog.  Hope I don't get frostbite.