I realise this is so very Canadian of me to say, but can you believe the weather we are having this winter? First, a record dumping of snow in November and December. Then, record high, spring-like temperatures in early January.

This morning, as we were leaving the house to drop the Captain at school, it was -8 degrees…and raining. So very weird, I still cannot wrap my head around it. I’ve never seen freezing rain at such a cold temperature — usually it only comes around in -1, -2 degree weather.

The rain was freezing so quickly upon hitting the ground that within a minute or so of leaving, the van, which had been parked in the garage, was completely coated in a layer of ice. It totally reminded me of that scene in Fantastic Voyage in which Raquel Welch is attacked by white blood cells, and they have to zap her out of the guy’s body right away, then they have to claw away at the crunchy green layer of crap that completely encases her.

Ah, classic cinema moments. Oh look, you can see it on YouTube!

After dropping off the Captain, we dropped Sir Monkeypants at work (our other car is in the shop), and then I made a rather harrowing journey home with the two girls. The Wee One was overtired and crying, I was having trouble keeping ice off of the windshield, and of course, the road was a complete mess. It’s windy outside, too, and so the freezing rain was pelting the car so quickly that the sound was deafening. And there’s always one or two on the road who are confident enough — or jackassy enough — to weave in and out of slow-going traffic even when the street is covered in ice, which makes me very nervous.

We made it home, though, and some pretzels and cheese are making us all feel much better. Now to wait and see if the Captain’s school bus gets cancelled or not.

It’s been a crazy winter!