Snow Day!

Happy Snow Day!

I love, love, love snow days!

Maybe it's the interruption from the daily grind that makes them so special.

Or the time spent with my family shoveling snow and sitting by the fire in the living room.

And the extra-long talks I get to have with my husband, about whatever is on our hearts and minds.

It's an unplanned day off, usually well needed and just in time.

I'm a teacher and I found out about my school closing a day ahead at 4 pm yesterday afternoon. Right after I stress binged dark chocolate-covered almonds and espresso beans because it had been a difficult day at school.

So before I went to bed last night I shut off my alarm that is usually set for 5:15 am and awoke this morning at 8:30 am! I almost never get to sleep until 8:30 am. Of course when I sleep that long I usually have a headache because of my caffeine addiction. But the mild headache is well worth it for the extra sleep I got to enjoy. To remedy it, I simply popped an Advil and an Extra Strength Excedrin, one of each, and my headache was gone in 20 minutes.

My dog and I sat on the couch waiting for the rest of my family to wake up. Just the two of us. It

reminded me of Christmas morning. I told her how beautiful she was. How she was God's creation and how she was doing her purpose well. She is a companion dog and she rotates her time between all of her family members giving us warmth and love throughout the day.

Snow days are random and whimsical just like the way this blog post sounds. And God knew I

needed one. A day to do with as I liked.