Snow Day!

On Friday at school we all performed our variations on the official snow dance. It seems that they all involve a lot of waggling of the hips, some wiggling of the butt, and perhaps some jumping up and down. Apparently God was impressed with our dance skills (or laughed so hard he shook the clouds loose) because yesterday it snowed. It snowed enough to give us the thing we desired most, the thing we were really shaking our bottoms and waggling our hips for - a snow day off from school!! I had trouble sleeping last night due to having slept in incredibly late that morning (I was miserably sick all weekend) so I happened to be awake when the 10:00pm news came on. Hoping with all hope I scampered out to the living room to see if by some chance school had already been closed - and much to my delight it had!! Unfortunately, as the time on this entry can attest I was unable to sleep in on my unexpected day off. How typical is that?!? But I still plan on treasuring every minute of this delightful extra day off from school - a whole free day where I don't have to do anything, where I can do whatever I want (except join those insane drivers on the roads who drive as if they have never seen a snowflake before in their entire lives), where I haev no obligations. I love unexpected free days! This morning I already took a brisk walk to enjoy the freshly fallen snow before the children, also enjoying their free day, destroyed it's beauty. My cheeks are starting to thaw out. I was wrapped up and layered and everything but apparently it was a little colder than I anticipated. Oh well, it was still worth it! I sure did get some strange looks though as I strolled in the snow. Apparently that is odd. I just smiled and kept going - let them wonder. Besides, I was not the one trying to figure out how to clear snow and ice off of a car with a broom! :) Those words are most certain to bite me in the butt tomorrow morning when I have to use my scraper to clear off the remnants of the snow from my car..but at least I own a fancy heavy duty scraper/snow brush. A broom? Amatures! I will load pictures from my snow day walk as soon as the batteries from my camera recharge. I am not sure how they will turn out - it is in contention to become the world's cheapest digital camera. I really wish my nice 35mm camera had not died but it owed me nothing. Oh well, today will be about enjoying the beautiful snow and staying snug inside away from the cold and the rambunctious kids that I am certain will overtake the snow very soon. It is my day off. :)