Out in to the cold I went....

It's a balmy 4° here in the good ol' Midwest. 

Tonight choir practice and church were cancelled ~ due to the horrendous windchill, which just so happens to make the +4° feel like a not-so-balmy -18°.  Brrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr....

I made some chili today.  Well, correction: I attempted to make some chili but realized I forgot the tomatoes.  Sans tomatoes meant that I would need to make a trip out to purchase some or eat the chili without.  Have you ever had chili without tomatoes?  I tried it for lunch.  Not so good.  I do not recommend it...as in EVER!!!

So tonight I bundled up and ran to Target and purchased a couple varieties on tomatoes.  I wanted to try the Target brand but the label did not say "gluten-free" and I was nervous about the natural flavorings.  I have spent my share of time with the gluten-induced sickies to know it's not a road I want to willingly travel down.  No thanks.

The minus eighteen is really quite cold.  Tomorrow night they are calling for minus forty (Yes, -40° with the windchill factored in)!!!  Now that's cold.