We are becoming hardened northerners. The other day, I asked Doug to grill some hamburgers on our patio grill. "Sure, no problem," he said. After he didn't come back in for a while, I went to the window and saw him at work. He was chipping at an ice and snow layer all around the grill, as well as attempting to remove the grill cover that was frozen fast.

A minute later, Shannon walks by and says, "What is Daddy doing?"
"He is going to grill some burgers," I said.

"Are we going to eat outside?" Shannon asked.