Thursday, January 30, 2014

Negative Freezing

If you had been walking down the icy back steps with EJ and I yesterday morning, this is what you might have overheard:

Me: "EJ, where are your gloves? I told you hat-gloves-scarf when we left, and you said you had everything."

EJ: "They are in my pockets. I'm good."

Me: "It is going to get a little warmer today, but it is still really, really cold out."

EJ: "Mom, I really only need gloves for sure if it is negative freezing."

Me: "What?"

EJ: "Negative freezing. You know how freezing is 32 degrees? Negative freezing is -32 degrees. It was negative freezing when they cancelled school, but today it just going to be normal freezing."

Me: "Hon, it's not going to get over 20 degrees. That is still below freezing, and very cold."

EJ: "Yeah, but it just below freezing, not below negative freezing. I'm good!"

Me: "But you are keeping your hands in your pockets."

EJ: "It's cold, Mom. My hands stay warm there."

Me (under my breath): "Right next to your gloves."

3 comments:

  1. So funny. And this is why my kids are going to look like total wimps next to your kid. Did it actually hit 32 below there?

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    1. The temps without windchill were -15, with windchill -30 to -40. I think those were the lowest? I lost track once it just got ridiculous.

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