It's the last day of our holiday break (wah!!!) and so, of course, Simon and Frederick head out for some fresh air. And Simon can't stop futzing with the special effects button on his camera.
This is the first day we've had since December with snow on the ground.
We all hoped it was a sign of a non-winter, which would take us to April without any cancelled school days or terrifying morning drives.
But, if weather forecasters are right, this is the end of the pleasantness and we are headed into the start of a 10 day stretch of arctic misery: highs in the daytime of 6F and nighttime temps of -teensF.
A few weeks ago we toyed with the idea of a brief holiday during Christmas break--someplace luxurious but we just couldn't be bothered.
Now I am wishing we had gotten away, as we won't get a break from teaching and all the conference commitments until the third week of August. Bleh.
This is the first day we've had since December with snow on the ground.
We all hoped it was a sign of a non-winter, which would take us to April without any cancelled school days or terrifying morning drives.
But, if weather forecasters are right, this is the end of the pleasantness and we are headed into the start of a 10 day stretch of arctic misery: highs in the daytime of 6F and nighttime temps of -teensF.
A few weeks ago we toyed with the idea of a brief holiday during Christmas break--someplace luxurious but we just couldn't be bothered.
Now I am wishing we had gotten away, as we won't get a break from teaching and all the conference commitments until the third week of August. Bleh.
1 comment:
Sounds like a long, hard haul to come.....
xM
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