Freezing can be cozy

I know the low was 34 last night, but we slept with the window open anyway. I slept in a long-sleeved thermal shirt, long pants, and a thin pair of socks and some big fuzzy fleece socks over those, and I had five layers of sheets and down blankets on top of me. Angela is always hot, but even she broke down and burrowed under some extra blankets. All that cottony warmth plus four warm-blooded schnauzers. Very cozy. And the pups were able to hop through the window at any point during the night and do their business outside. I guess I should mention that the bottom of the window is near the floor. It's not like they have to jump off of a springboard to reach it or anything. Although that would be highly entertaining. That window-based doggie door should be here in the next few days.

We can't be concerned about fashionable bedroom decor right now. Just coziness. Lil Bit Harry, Sophie, Marlee Bean, and Pierre (left to right) are good little heaters. We're ready for the new doggie door to arrive, but in the meantime we have all made a pact to tolerate the overnight lows together as a family. The only problem is, when I get out of the hot shower at 3:50am the shock nearly produces instant frostbite. I may lose some vital body parts in this process.