As far as being a foster parent goes, that is very cool. I guess in real life your a decent person. To bad it doesn't carry over to the web.
As far as the weather goes, sorry about you luck with the snow. We spent yesterday dragging the kids around in Tampa Bay behind tha boat on an inner tube. It was a balmy 72 degrees out side. Not hot enough to sweat and not cold enough to keep you off the beach or water.
Happy snow shoveling.