The snow days gods have smiled on Spruce Hill this year. After going all of last year without a snow day, we have had snow days on the last two Wednesdays! This morning, I got a call at 5:19AM saying that school was cancelled. Like last week, I had a hard time returning to sleep due to excitement and mental analysis of how I was going to shift our schedule around to compensate.
There are few joys in life that rival those early morning calls announcing the cancellation of school. However deep the inner child is hidden in one's adult life, it springs to life when that news is heard!
We had several inches of snow last night, with icy conditions. Whenever we have a snow day, I immediately think of West Michigan and try to decide of this amount of snowfall would have canceled Holland Public Schools where my dad and sister work. Gauging from my 3rd story window, I don't think this would have been a snow day in Holland...but I'll take what I can! (Philly is certainly less able to cope with snow than Holland. There isn't any space to begin with--especially when snow is added to the mix!)
Last week, Sarah and I had some friends over for Trivial Pursuit and speed Scrabble (our latest game addiction...similar to Facebook's Word Twist). Home group was at our house, so we never ended up leaving our apartment the whole day! I think we'll go for a walk or something today to enjoy the sunshine and quiet city.
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Last night before bed, I did a snow day dance. The weather man predicted 1-3 inches of snow along with sleet and freezing rain--an ideal combination for calling off school. I woke up this morning, checked the website, and did a happy dance: all public and Archdiocese schools closed! So beautiful.
I went into Center City for a doctor's appointment this afternoon, and I've spent a good part of the rest of the time working on my laptop in Sarah's apartment (although there was a Wendy's run for a free jr. vanilla frosty...). She's been studying hard-core for a big exam this Friday...and we're in the home stretch. I say "we" because it affects me too! I do my best to support and encourage in the time constraints, but sometimes I do better than others.
The weekend after an exam is always filled with joyous celebration. This weekend, there's a formal ball on Friday night, and we're going to go visit the Carters at Princeton on Saturday! Maybe some bowling on Sunday night too?? I don't have school Monday for President's Day! I do like this year's schedule.
Sarah just got an e-mail from Teresa Sorge saying that she and Jim are coming to visit Philly next week! Teresa is auditioning at one of the local schools for their masters program, and there's a chance the two of them would move out here in the fall! Who'd of thunk it?
I went into Center City for a doctor's appointment this afternoon, and I've spent a good part of the rest of the time working on my laptop in Sarah's apartment (although there was a Wendy's run for a free jr. vanilla frosty...). She's been studying hard-core for a big exam this Friday...and we're in the home stretch. I say "we" because it affects me too! I do my best to support and encourage in the time constraints, but sometimes I do better than others.
The weekend after an exam is always filled with joyous celebration. This weekend, there's a formal ball on Friday night, and we're going to go visit the Carters at Princeton on Saturday! Maybe some bowling on Sunday night too?? I don't have school Monday for President's Day! I do like this year's schedule.
Sarah just got an e-mail from Teresa Sorge saying that she and Jim are coming to visit Philly next week! Teresa is auditioning at one of the local schools for their masters program, and there's a chance the two of them would move out here in the fall! Who'd of thunk it?
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