I would have a hard time coping with the house that cold. I grew up in West Virginia and back then it was cold from Oct.thru April.My Mother had very heavy drapes that she put over the door ways,so that brought back memories,we would stand over the registers and get warm then run up to our beds,we had no heat upstairs,so you are right about getting in a warm bed. My grandson is getting married next summer and will be moving to Wisconsin.Is the weather really bad up there in the winter?