Just Trying to Make Myself Feel Better

It's no secret that when you have kids, winter is not the most fun season. Hats and mittens and scarves and coats are enough to make the most determined mother wish she could hibernate for a few months.
It's not only about getting the kids stuffed into all those things. It's also about peeling your kids like onions whenever you'll be spending more than five minutes in a store or a pizza shop or the like. Then stowing the extra clothes somewhere they won't get lost.
Another fun part is the CLIPS. Mitten clips, hat clips, scarf clips... The outdoor paraphernalia turn into one huge tangled article of clothing that nobody but ME can figure out.

So, as I sit here and enjoy 78 degree weather in late October, I will prepare myself for winter by listing the things I like about it:

1. No mosquitoes. I know winter has officially begun when I can wait to itch a tickle rather than attacking the itchy spot in hopes of killing a mosquito. I can't stand those creatures.
2. I don't have to dress Gedalya when I'm in a rush to get Zusha to cheider in the morning. Nobody can tell what he's wearing under those layers.
3. Snow! Enough said.
4. Um, I get to take more pictures inside the house. In the summer all the pictures are outdoors, so I DO need to have some pictures of our apartment. Okay, I know, that's stretching it.
5. I like winter clothes for myself better. Sweaters don't have to be so perfectly dried to eliminate wrinkles, like shirts do. I just feel more comfortable in winter clothes.
6. No crazy high electricity bills due to air conditioning.
7. Feel free to add your own favorite aspect of winter!
   

I think that's it! Now I feel more prepared. ;)