First Snow or The End of the World as We Know It

Did you know that the local schools are upping their security for today, based on the fact that people really think the world is going to end?  Tell me - if the world actually ended.....would that matter so much?  And have you consulted Mayan culture for other aspects of your life and safety?  Apparently not, because the Mayans have been saying all along that they did NOT mean that the world would end today.

Happy Winter Solstice!  We did get our first snow of the season yesterday.  It rained all morning, then the temperature dropped, but the crazy, strong wind did not.  At first the snow was wet and slushy, but it got colder and colder until it really wasn''t that fun to be out in.  The roads were terrible yesterday.  Apparently, the local officials looked at a forecast that said, "1.  Heavy rain.  2.  20 degree drop in temps.  3.  Snow and high winds," and never figured that the roads would ice up.  They did nothing until significantly after dark.

The way people are driving, you'd think it was the end of the world!  Wait....

Ask me what I did yesterday.  Want to know?  I'll give you a hint - I did not stay in bed and recover.  I also did not work.  I also did not do what I planned to do, much, which included many small tasks and a few errands.  Guess yet?  Probably not.  I'll just tell you.  I went to Grant's class!  They were all wearing pyjamas and watching The Polar Express.  I emailed the teacher to ask if she needed any help at the party (today), but she thought I was offering to help yesterday.  So I did!  I made all the hot chocolates for two classes.  Coincidentally, the class that was watching the movie with Grant's was the class I subbed for last month.  YAY!  I sat by Grant and was swarmed by kids in their PJs.  When movie time was over, Grant asked if I could stay with him for the rest of the day.  His teacher agreed, so I went to gym.  We played games with some "snowballs".  Super fun.  Almost as fun as the gym coach's sweater.  OUCH!  Then, we went to music and sang songs about snow.  We also played a game where the class sits in a circle and one student is in the middle.  He closes his eyes while the class sings, and one student gets up and hides behind the piano.  Then, when the song is over, the middle person has 10 seconds to guess which classmate is missing.  Fun!  On the last round, Mrs. Vahle told me to hide, but Roman knew it was me.  The class found that HILARIOUS.

So, while I did get half of the Christmas cards addressed, the other half I had to work on last night.  Plus, I didn't get to the post office to mail them, obviously, and I didn't get to stop by Wal-mart, and I didn't get to stop by the Central Office, or do the dishes (oh, darn).  Some of that has been moved today's list, but...

Guess what I'm doing today!  I'm going to school!  Since I was at Grant's party yesterday, I'm going to Abbie's today.  I'm also going to stop and get something nice to leave in the teachers' lounge, because being a teacher was really rough this month.  And I need to bring cookies for Abbie's class.  So, in a minute, I'm going to start getting ready.  Hope you are all keeping warm today!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GPYN0T7DBtw