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I've heard people are something like 60% WATER, so I guess it's POSSIBLE. But it kind of feels like something Albert Sandy would make up.

What I was worried about the MOST was FROSTBITE. By the time I was halfway to school, my ears were STINGING, and I really wished I had listened to Mom about the earmuffs.

I thakee one of my ears might actually fall OFF, and that I wouldn't notice until I was in class.

It wasn’t Just my EARS I was worried about, though Apparently there are a LOT of body parts where you can get frostbite.

I wouldn't want to lose my NOSE because I'd look a little freaky without one. Then again, my desk in Social Studies is Sight next to the BATHROOM, so at least THAT situation would get a litte better.

Plus, my nose ALWAYS runs on cold days, and I never realize I've got frozen snot on my face until it's too late.

I'd like to hang on to my LIPS, too, because if I didn't have them it would always look like I was SMILING. And in certain situations that could be a real problem.

I was lucky I found those GLOVES because I wouldn't want to lose any FINGERS, either. The only thing I'd be willing to give up is my pinky toes, because I hardly EVER use them, The last time I can remember using them was when I was in pre-school and I needed to count to twenty. But, other than that, I'm drawing a blank.

I guess a lot of OTHER kids were worried about frostbite, too, because when I got to school there was a whole line of boys in the bathroom waiting to use the hand dryer. And that made me five minutes late for first period.

It wasn't as windy on the walk home today, but it was just as COLD, Me and Rowley stopped at the pizza place again to warm up, because Rowley found a coupon for two free meatball subs in his coat packet.

After we left the pizza place, we still had a long way to walk. But that’s when I had an idea.

My gramma's house is halfway between our school and Surrey Street, and I knew there was no one HOME. That's because Gramma goes down south each winter and doesn't come back until the spring.

Duting the winter Gramma sends us pictures of herself and her friends in their bathing suits to let us know that she's having a good time.

Gramma takes her dog, Sweetie, with her, too. So, while I'm freezing my butt off up here, it's great to know Sweetie is lying on a beach dawn south soaking up the sun.