Day Book Prompts_2014 JAN 05

Outside my window... Darkness. Near-cloudless sky. City lights. A frigid raw temperature of EIGHT BELOW with temps expecting to drop to NINETEEN BELOW by morning and a "feels like temperature" of –56°F.
I am thinking... that I've got to get back to tackle my office mess; it feels SO GOOD to have organized all three closets so far this year.
I am thankful for... schools to have been called off already for Monday morning; it will be MUCH TOO COLD for school. The HIGH for tomorrow is TEN BELOW.
From the kitchen... we made a roast in the crockpot, as well as a Sweet Onion Spoon Bread recipe that I love.
I am wearing... white anklet socks; black, polartec pajama pants; a long & lean, red tank; the red, cashmere turtleneck sweater that has been MISSING since we moved here in February 2009; a red, polartec zip-front sweatshirt and glasses.
I am creating... GIANT PILES for Goodwill. On my bedroom floor: 1 winter jacket, 2 dresses, 11 pair of shoes, 19 bottoms and 71 tops!
I am going... to continue my quest for clean and organized living (and HOPE to keep it that way once I figure these messes out!) Want to have a home for everything and put everything in its place.
I am reading... Mrs. Lincoln's Dress Maker and hating it; The Snow Child - having JUST started reading it; audio book of The Round House AND Life After Life, which feels like a S - L - O - W  start.
I am hoping... that the library will come through with a printed copy of the audio The Round House OR the audio for The Snow Child. I like to listen to them while I clean the kitchen at night and enjoy reading paper copies during the day.
I am hearing... the furnace kick a few short minutes after it kicks off. It's going to be a long, cold night. Perfect for snuggling. Hoping the power doesn't go out (again) like it did earlier in the week.
Around the house... we're taking our Christmas decorations down. The mini tree is left in the living room, but shouldn't take too long to come down tomorrow. We'll hopefully be done tracking faux pine needles all over the house soon!
One of my favorite things... quiet time at night. A cup of hot, chai tea in the morning. Snuggling with both boys together in the recliner in the morning.
A few plans for the rest of the week... Arranging an impromptu DATE NIGHT to celebrate the anniversary of first meeting each other. {Feeling SO LUCKY for being in the right place at the right time!}