You know it's a cold day in Texas when . . .

You wake up to find ice has attached itself to the fence,



and your car is covered in icicles,



your BBQ pit is frozen shut,



it takes you 20 minutes (or more) to break through the thick layer of ice that has covered your car and sealed the doors shut,



and your hubby can remove the pieces of ice in large sheets.



These pictures were taken yesterday. The temperature was about 29 degrees when we left that morning, but the wind chill made it feel like 14. We had another layer of ice waiting for us this morning, but it wasn't nearly as thick. If this weather keeps up much longer, we'll be pros at ice removal.

By the way, did I mention that the temperature got up to about 80 degrees last week? Talk about temperature fluctuations!