I love winter in Ottawa and I never cease to be amazed by just how cold it gets. This morning there is ice on the inside of the windows and the newspaper was crispy and very cold to the touch. Last night, we got a car wash and the doors froze shut on the way home. -33 with the windchill. We're going to mail some Christmas prezzies today and then see the Hobbit - the Desolation of Smaug. Then I'm hoping we'll get a fire going and write Christmas cards by the fire as it gets dark.