We just don't know how to be cold !

     When we arrived it was around 43 degrees... not so bad. I thought "no problem"   We walked out in our thin fleece lined coats and went on our way... then it got colder and colder and wetter.
 I knew I was in trouble when a little boy ran up to Eli at school and said "my mom saw you walking today and she wants to know if you need a coat" and Oliver's teacher kept telling me "you know we go out and play EVERYDAY no matter the weather."....Ugh.... great now I look like the worst mother ever because we just don't know how to be cold!  Now it is down right bone chilling (to us) so today we went to Komphoff to buy the kids new jackets, warm jackets not the windbreakers of south east Texas, but down filled water proof snow jackets.
    We got the new gear just in time for the  dropping temperature then it started to snow and kept snowing. Now the kids apparently need; water proof trousers (Stella's words), snow boots, and new gloves (they have all lost at least one pair.) Trying to stay warm in cold weather requires a whole lot more effort than trying to stay cool in hot weather! The days of no socks and flip flips are gone. They have been replaced by multiple layers, boots, and multiple trips to the store for a new this or that. 
    Our side walk is covered in snow but Michael will not pay the 13 euros for a snow shovel. He insist they will be cheaper after the snow has melted.