Snow Day #2

The second day of being snowed in.
Please tell me school is on for tomorrow.
I think everyone needs a break.... from each other.

Not that this day has been bad; just the potential is definitely building. Frustrations are manifesting themselves in everything from the correct care of a wireless keyboard to who left the cap off the toothpaste.

I still find it funny in the fact that the kids have actually had two snow days in a row here. Yesterday I watched my husband sweep off snow from the vehicles and sigh in defeat when he came in stomping the snow from his boots. He really thought he was moving away from all this. Then this morning it took him two and a half hours to actually get out of the ice/slush/snow-covered driveway. I almost felt sorry for him.

Neither of us slept good last night. Sometime in the wee hours of the morning, a thunderous crash brought us both out of bed. Ice slabs sliding off a metal roof. At least sliding off the front part of the roof. This morning a broken flag pole and shattered landscape light testified to the force behind all that racket. Later, while sitting at the dining room table, a low rumble started once again. My daughter and I just happen to look out the back windows as the ice on the rear part of the house gave way. The only way to describe that would be a waterfall of sheets of ice raining down. Quite the sight to behold.

And that is how the day has been. Periodic cracking is heard echoing in the trees and such. Every now and then a branch or two hits the roof and goes rattling down. Every so often the silence of the house is pierced with a wise crack or two from some kid while the steady typing of fingers on various keyboards taps away. It's all just enough racket to drive me crazy.

But I won't go crazy. I have started a new book, it's almost time to start supper, and Dr. Phil usually has just the right amount of drama to distract me from daily life. The thaw outside continues, the roads are clear, and school is a sure bet for tomorrow.

Not to mention I saw a seven-day forecast that included sixty degree weather.

You won't find any snow days in that.