Day 13

Thanks to our daily paper, the Fairbanks Daily New Miner (http://newsminer.com), I am up-to-date on the statistics of our latest cold snap. This is day 13. On 11 of the past 13 days the temperature has hit -40 or colder. The all-time record for consecutive days with a low temperature of -40 or colder is 18 set in 1964 and again in 1971. Lately, I was starting to feel a bit more positive and less worried about freezing pipes and broken down vehicles. Felt upbeat that the ice fog is gone around midday and I can see the clear blue sky. After reading the paper, that low level anxiety is creeping back into my psyche. Grrrr.....

Hannah is dropped off at school, -40 and ice fog. As it is still dark out at 9am the camera used the flash which reflects the ice fog producing more of a white fog that is actually present.