I prefer to blame Sara Palin and the Alaskan weather myself.
It got warm here on the weekend, up to 36 F for one day (without factoring in the wind gusts to 50 MPH

) and then it is back to frickin' freezin' again.

Windchills in the -40 range for a couple of days and then maybe warmer. The daily temperature averages have hit a point now where they are starting to get warmer, so if we can be nearer average it'll be better. Was wearing the wrong gloves while shoveling tonight and holy crap, it's been a while since I felt that kind of burning sensation in the fingertips!