Ugg... this winter has been so perfect, yet so annoying in the same amount. I live in northern Minnesota, about 60 miles from the Canadian border and we've only had about 1 inch of snow, which is melting. Every day has been 20-40 degress F, when it usually is about -20 degrees this time of year. Today, instead of snow we got rain! But, the temperature is starting to fall and everything is freezing. The roads are slick and there's a pretty good chance that this ice covering may short out some power lines. My boyfriend had to bring me home this evening early so the roads wouldn't be horrible yet, but the water droplets on the trees were already freezing, though, it sure is beautiful.

From what I've heard all this is caused by "el nino", though I haven't been paying too much attention to what it is, how is it effecting everyone else?