Our oven died yesterday. Ginger wanted pizza yesterday and popped one in the oven and nothing happened. The damn thing was still frozen when she went to check on it 20 minutes later. She ended up cooking it in the toaster oven.

We're going to Gin's little brothers house this afternoon for a family function and she said she would make cookies. She ended up making the cookies in the toaster oven or as she calls it the "easy bake oven."

It's still cold and snowing like hell. It's 5.4 right now and it's only going to get colder. I'm so finished with winter. I'm so tired of being cold. I'm sick of not being able to get warm. No matter how many layers you have on the cold just sets in and makes me ache.

Warning Description: Wind Chill Advisory

Warning Date: 4:24 am CST on January 25, 2014/

Warning Summary: ...Wind Chill Advisory Now In Effect From 8 Am Est /7 Am Cst/

This Morning To 1 Am Est /Midnight Cst/ Sunday...

Warning Message:

Hazardous weather...

* gusty northwest winds of 15 to 25 mph will usher in cooler

air...with temperatures during the day falling to the single

digits below zero for most areas. The interior west and north

central could see temperatures drop as low as 10 below zero.

* The combination of gusty winds and low temperatures will result in

wind chill readings from 20 to 30 below zero...with the coldest

readings across the interior west and north central this afternoon.

Impacts...

* exposed skin can freeze within 15 to 20 minutes at wind

chills as low as these.

Precautionary/preparedness actions...

* a Wind Chill Advisory means that very cold air and strong

winds will combine to generate low wind chills.

* Prepare...plan...and stay informed. Visit www.Weather.Gov/MQT

Warning Description: Special Statement

Warning Date: 4:04 am CST on January 25, 2014/

Warning Summary: ...Another Dangerous Arctic Air Invasion Is Coming Sunday Night 

Through Tuesday...

Warning Message:

A low pressure system tracking through the Great Lakes will drop 1

to 2 inches of snow across Upper Michigan on Sunday. As this low

shifts to the east Sunday night...strong northwest winds will drag

bitterly cold Arctic air into the upper Great Lakes. Expect

temperatures to fall below zero over almost all of west and central

Upper Michigan...and to near 20 below zero over the interior west by

sunrise on Monday. Air temperatures will then struggle to rise above

zero on Monday as the core of the cold air mass crosses the upper

Great Lakes. In fact...temperatures may reach only 10 below over much

of western Upper Michigan Monday. Even though the coldest air will

slip to the east on Tuesday...temperatures will remain below zero at

most locations into Wednesday morning.

The combination of gusty west to northwest winds and the very low

air temperatures will drive wind chills down to as low as 35 to 45

below zero for much of Monday...Monday night and Tuesday morning.

As the bitterly cold air surges into Upper Michigan Sunday night...

snow showers will redevelop off Lake Superior...especially into the

snow belts east of Marquette. In fact...a period of strong winds and

blizzard conditions may develop between Shot Point and Munising

Sunday night into Monday morning. The snow showers will then shift to

the snow belts east of Munising late Monday into Tuesday. Although

total snowfall during this time will not be excessive...the strong

northwest winds will cause considerable blowing and drifting of the

fine snow flakes...leading to whiteouts at times...especially at

exposed locations along the Lake Shore. Snow showers over northwest

Upper Michigan will generally be light...but whiteouts may still

occur due to falling snow and blowing snow.

The combination of the intense cold and low visibilities will cause

difficult travel Sunday night through Tuesday. If you must venture

out...be prepared for dangerous weather conditions. Plan to carry

emergency supplies in your car in case you become stranded.

Kf/rolfson