Currently I'm sitting on an oversize chair in my family room. The type of chair that when you sit in it it kind of gives you a hug as your butt reaches the cushion. It is also 8:16 in the morning. On a normal day I would be in my classroom getting ready to teach in the 9 minutes of morning free time I had left. Kids would start filing in and the room would start buzzing. Today is different, today is a snow day!
In all honesty this is my second snow day this week. You see I live on a rather steep hill. I had a fine time driving down to start my journey to school yesterday morning. Yet I turned around once I heard on the radio that there was black ice on over passes and we were suppose to get a dumping. Once that hill gets snow, what goes down can't come up! I emailed/called my cooperating teachers and they were more than understanding, even happy that I wasn't coming in due to the weather.
Snowmageddon ("hide your kids, hide your wife, because [it's snowing a heck of a lot out there!]") is what the news-anchors are calling it (cue dramatic music, eye-rolls, "oh my goshes", "what the hecks", and snickers...ok moving on). I'll admit, it is relatively over-dramatized and they always have an...um...overly-descriptive name for any sort of heavy snow fall, or winter storm we get around here. I'm watching the news right now and I see one of King 5's titles for today is WINTER EXTREME!!! Dun, dun, DUUUUUNNNN. Now those of you in the Midwest are probably reading this thinking, Uhhh it's just snow, we get it all the time here just suck it up and drive!" But stop, look at your terrain, now think of mine, now look back at yours, now think of mine. Yours is relatively flat. Western Washington is hilly, mountainous, and did I mention hilly? As in ice, snow, drive car down, slide, possible crash. Or, put chains on or use car with 4 wheel drive, ice, snow, try to drive car up, stuck, crap, now what do I do? You might still be thinking, Well I could still do it. Ok, come on over and try, I'm getting a bit of cabin fever anyways and could use a drive into town.
It was weird walking around in it this morning though. In IA I generally have to prepare myself for what's behind the front door of any building I leave. Stepping outside, the wind greets me with an icy slap in the face, cold air stings my lungs, and in general it just hurts to go outside. As I opened my back door this morning I braced myself for the same thing, but it was anything but necessary. I stood on the top step of my back patio and instead of an angry smack it was more like a gentle touch. The wind wasn't even whistling, it was quiet and calming! Breathing in, the air was more refreshing than painful. It makes me almost like winter again (those of you who know me best, try not to faint from shock).
Well that's all I have for now, hopefully I can start teaching again tomorrow. For now I'll enjoy another relaxing day :).
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