IMO

I don't want to sound like a doomsdayer or anything but I really don't think it's a good idea, nor do I think it's safe for me to have school until at least next Monday! (I was going to say Friday but the temps then are still expected to be frigid.) Today we're off due to road conditions but tomorrow? I still don't think roads will be cleared enough for safe travel in our district. Plus, we're going to be in an "Extreme Cold Warning" with wind chills nearing -25 (which is going to go through until Fridayish). Kids shouldn't be out in that...waiting at the bus...not dressing appropriately...being their stupid selves. It's really the kids I'm thinking about. 

Interestingly, though we are closed none of the local news channels has our school listed. Maybe it doesn't count. Loveland school isn't listed either. Hmm.

So yesterday was a lovely day spent mostly staying warm and shoveling, shoveling, shoveling. I went out every couple hours to shovel the path on the deck, remove snow from the hot tub cover as well as the snow on the tarps I laid out on the ground so the pups would have a snowless place to do their business. I took that up last night after the snow stopped and it worked like a charm. I also cleared a path down around the hot tub on the other side of the house where Scout likes to go. Jim and I went out around noon to shovel the driveway when he had about 8 inches and that was a bear. But we got it done and after that, I went out 3 more times to keep up with it. Our street has barely been touched but I didn't expect it to be. We'll see how long that takes. 

Plans today: Jim's off work as well so I'm sure today will entail some games, fires in the fireplace (we stocked up on Friday so we still have 2 wheelbarrows full), and binging some shows. Jim's into Broadchurch right now and I need to catch up on The Pitt. I'm going to go do some yoga after this because I'm really sore from all the shoveling yesterday, especially my back. Other than that, nothing. Ooh, maybe the hot tub again. 

Dinner: I didn't end up making the Aldi meal on Friday so I'll probably do that. I did make a really yummy pot roast last night so we could have pot roast sandwiches but we'll see. 

And that's it. I need to pick out a nice restorative yoga practice. Happy snow day everyone (who the hell is going to work today?) stay warm. Later!