Cold fingers do not a happy knitter make

What irony.  On one hand, this cold, snowy weather makes me appreciate the value of my chosen creative skill.  I could be knitting mittens, hats, and scarfs to protect my family from the cold!  With that said, our power's been out since 4:00 p.m. Sunday, I can see my breath in my house, and my fingers will fall off if I take them away from the fire.   It's just too cold to knit.  I don't know how the pioneer women did it, but they were definitely tougher than me. Besides, my yarn isn't waterproof, so it probably wouldn't do us any good in this snow anyway.