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Denise Anderson wrote:

*We're moving to the Chicago area in the middle of winter this year. DDs 1
*and 2 will be in a school district that requires uniforms, so that's one
*less thing I have to worry about. But we're moving from the Pacific
*northwest where it gets cold but not *cold*, kwim? I'm getting ready to put
*some clothes on layaway at the Navy exchange for all the girls for school
*here, but I'm debating whether or not to put anything like sweaters and
*jackets and such because I have no idea what they'll actually need up there.
*Does anyone have any suggestions on what kind of cold weather clothing I
*should invest in before the move for DDs ages 6, 4, 3 and under 6 mo?

Well, I'm in Philadelphia, which has fewer bitingly cold and snowy days
than Chicago as far as I know. I was also traumatized as a fifteen year
old by visiting my aunt and uncle in Evanston, IL one weekend when it was
something like -25 F (that's NEGATIVE 25!) although I think that was a
record temp at the time and I think it still stands today . So I would
definitely get the sweaters and jackets and stuff. My kids here in
Philadelphia (ages 4 and 2 this winter!) have sweaters, polyfleece-lined
jeans (usually bought at Old Navy), socks, snow boots, lots of turtlenecks
and sweaters, at least one decent waterproof snowsuit per kid (sometimes I
have extra from gifts or whatever - last year one neighbor gave me a
gazillion pounds of stuff from her son, I may not need to buy snow clothes
for my son for three years ), mittens (the lands end kid mittens with
the flap are the BEST), lands end squall jackets, scarves and hats. FWIW.


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