We slept in this morning - go figure! There was no school, despite the atmosphere looking essentially as it did last night before bedtime. This was a complete surprise to Mommy and Daddy, who did not see that coming. We thought for sure the kids were coming in today - but the weather forecasters must have seen something. The Governor has issued a state of emergency for us, but ever since a few years ago, he's been forced to issue states of emergency for even the slightest threats to the roads. It's just that 'state of emergency' usually means an earthquake or tsunami or something. But no, not in Georgia. We have states of emergency a few times each January-February.
Anyway, Daddy went to work, and all was normal for a while. The temperature was at 35 or something like that. But the catch was this: at 3:00 today, it did in fact start to precipitate with ice and sleet. There was ice coming down in such a way that even Daddy came home from work a little early, just in case. Sure enough, there was a tiny bit of slipping and sliding - we got home just in time.
There was hope that the snow would accumulate to something meaningful, but that simply didn't happen much. There was a small layer of snow on the ground, so that amounted to something visually, but that's about it. Oh, and of course it was cold.
Madison had plenty of school work to do in the meantime. A snow day isn't what it used to be! As long as there's electricity and an internet connection, the kids have assignments to do online. That's just what Madison was doing today for a good portion of the time. There was also a bit of piano practice, and of course her devotional she's been working on.
When Daddy got home, it was time for a bit of fun though. We did have the fire in the fireplace going, as sometimes our feet take a bit of time to warm up. Tonight, Madison wanted to watch "Wreck-it Ralph," so we popped in that movie for a bit before bedtime. Daddy is still reading her that book before bedtime, by the way. It's a long one! But it's a good one, as we've been talking about the Supreme Court and now the American Flag and Francis Scott Key.
Speaking of which, this is the big year. This is the year that Daddy and a few buddies will audition for the singing of "The Star Spangled Banner." Or, at least I hope we do. We've been talking about it for a while, and thought it would be fun to get together the guys at KidPak for a special version. We'll see how that turns out, but later on next month, there are auditions.
So the snow is sort of falling, although not much. Again, at least it's something. Hopefully we'll have more later on, more to build a nice snowman and maybe even do some sledding! We'll see how it goes!
Anyway, Daddy went to work, and all was normal for a while. The temperature was at 35 or something like that. But the catch was this: at 3:00 today, it did in fact start to precipitate with ice and sleet. There was ice coming down in such a way that even Daddy came home from work a little early, just in case. Sure enough, there was a tiny bit of slipping and sliding - we got home just in time.
There was hope that the snow would accumulate to something meaningful, but that simply didn't happen much. There was a small layer of snow on the ground, so that amounted to something visually, but that's about it. Oh, and of course it was cold.
Madison had plenty of school work to do in the meantime. A snow day isn't what it used to be! As long as there's electricity and an internet connection, the kids have assignments to do online. That's just what Madison was doing today for a good portion of the time. There was also a bit of piano practice, and of course her devotional she's been working on.
When Daddy got home, it was time for a bit of fun though. We did have the fire in the fireplace going, as sometimes our feet take a bit of time to warm up. Tonight, Madison wanted to watch "Wreck-it Ralph," so we popped in that movie for a bit before bedtime. Daddy is still reading her that book before bedtime, by the way. It's a long one! But it's a good one, as we've been talking about the Supreme Court and now the American Flag and Francis Scott Key.
Speaking of which, this is the big year. This is the year that Daddy and a few buddies will audition for the singing of "The Star Spangled Banner." Or, at least I hope we do. We've been talking about it for a while, and thought it would be fun to get together the guys at KidPak for a special version. We'll see how that turns out, but later on next month, there are auditions.
So the snow is sort of falling, although not much. Again, at least it's something. Hopefully we'll have more later on, more to build a nice snowman and maybe even do some sledding! We'll see how it goes!
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