Blogging Ottinger (tim)Back from Colorado
Denver was very nice this week. It was cold, but not the same way that Chicago is cold. In Colorado, at 45 degrees F, I was pretty comfy even without a jacket. I was seriously out of breath at the top of each staircase, but it was pretty comfortable (especially in the sun).
Returning to Chicago was tough. It was c-o-l-d. I waited for my ride outside of the airport without a hat, and my entire face ached and then went numb, my ears were frozen, and it was so cold and windy that my teeth started aching under my cheeks. No more going out without a hat! I did a little shoveling (because someone who was supposed to do it decided to put it off for about 7 days) and cleared the driveway. The snow had melted and been refrozen and had been driven over. This stuff is so much easier if you get it as it falls, or just after, but being away meant that it was up to someone else. It was tough to break it, but it’s much better now.
That is one of the toughest things about being gone: you have to delegate, and you need your children to actaully do the work you give them. Otherwise, the work gets tougher and tougher.
Ah, well, now we’re all at home (and many others are here as well). We have a house full of family, some we haven’t seen for several years, and we’re all cozy and warm and happy together. It’s a good day. Colorado had lower humidity, less wind, higher temperatures, and a view of the mountains. I could happily return, but having a warm house and a view of family is sustaining in a welcome way.
