1. I may or may not already be in my pajamas
2. I have time to write a blog post on a Monday night
3. I will be watching the Bachelor live
4. A few extra items will get crossed off the to do list with all the spare time I'll have tomorrow (making this type A personality extremely giddy)
As I anticipate my day tomorrow of sleeping in, drinking loads of hot tea, and snuggling under a blanket I am forced to think back on this same time 2 weeks ago…which is now fondly referred to as "Snowmaggedon" or the "Snowpocalypse".
A Series of VERY Unfortunate Events
Me - "it's supposed to be super cold tomorrow and it may snow a little bit"
Matt - "ok"
Me - "think school will get cancelled"
Matt - "I hope not. I don't want to have to make it up"
Flash forward to Tuesday
Tuesday (9:00 am)
Me - "IT'S SNOWWWWINGGGG"
My kids - "cool." [middle school excitement]
Tuesday (9:30)
Announcement: We will dismiss after the elementary schools with the target time for buses to be leaving by 11:15
Tuesday (10:00)
Influx of parents storm the gates of Simmons to retrieve their children (also known as "The Lucky Ones")
Tuesday (12:00)
We serve kids lunch as we try to figure out how they'll be getting home
Tuesday (1:00)
Me: "Surely we'll be able to get everyone out of here by 4:00, it's not that bad"
Tuesday (4:00)
Commence eating my words
Tuesday (4:30)
Walked with a friend to get her dog to come spend the night with us at Simmons
Tuesday (5:30)
Ate cafeteria food for dinner
Tuesday (9:00 pm)
Are we really spending the night???????????
Wednesday (7:00 am)
We really spent the night. *Note to self: make chiropractor appointment*
Wednesday (12:00 noon)
Our rescuer in a white minivan came and took me home!
Reflecting on our time spent in Simmons I've been so thankful for a few things.
1. I wasn't in this:
2. I've made great friends at Simmons
3. We had heat, plenty of food, and blankets brought by members of the community
4. I work at a middle school, so there wasn't any diaper changing! (Hunter Street Church had 50+ young children spend the night there)
5. We got the next three days off school!
3 Cheers to this snow day being spent at home instead of at school!
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