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I am freezing, my hair needs a highlight and I could be losing my mind. The kids had three snow days this week and this is the first week  back to school after the holiday break! CBS News reports that below-normal temperatures are affecting 60 Percent of Americans.

Let’s be honest—Children are wild savages, no matter what their age.  Parenting is a dangerous job when it’s sunny and 70 degrees.

But things can get ugly when it’s so cold that the kids can’t play outside. Cabin fever rages as the cold snow days turn into weeks. It becomes a question of your sanity.

It’s You against Them. Will you make it until spring without completely losing it?

In any major conflict, there are certain battles you must give up in order to win the war.

Battles I Am Not Fighting This Winter

In Bed - My teen daughter instructing my tween daughter and her friends to say “in bed” after every sentence. Do you have any idea how irritating it is to have my youngest daughter saying IN BED after every sentence?

I think I’ll have a cup of soup—IN BED!  I am feeding the dogs—-IN BED!

Pug Makeover – My tween daughter and her friends gave pugs pedicures the other night.  I saw them taking a few bottles of hair gel to the basement pug beauty salon and I looked the other way.  There are certain sacrifices that must be made in order for me to make it through the winter.

For all you people who have moved to warm places and “miss” the four seasons, read this article from CBS News about the Deep Freeze of 2010.

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