I agree about it being cold. We've already had our first snow come and gone, and there's still patches here and there with a bunch of snow un-melted. It's amazing! I hope it snows again for Christmas.
The stories looked decent from what was described, but I really don't have much time for reading right now. (As much as I want to read all the books of Twilight.) I'll read those later.
I know how bad cats can be at knocking things down. They really mess things up some times, but their nice to have around when you're on your lonesome.
Anyways...have a nice holiday. I may not reply later until the days of Christmas and the new year are over.