Snow Day

"Wake County Public Schools are closed for students today, Thursday, January 18, due to inclement weather.

Buses will be returning children home as quickly as it is safe to do so."

First, they put the older kids on the bus to decide to send them home right afterwards. Second, where is the snow? Seriously, besides the dusting on the grass the roads are wet. Not icy, not snowing, but wet. People warned us that everything would be closed and canceled when the slightest thing happened, but I guess I didn't believe it. Emily is so confused and asking why they canceled school again. After all she is used to going to school when it's snowing the 8th inch and blowing all over the place. Or when there is ice glazed so much on the trees and bushes that it looks like glass has been poured all over.

Now I can't wait to see if people try to sled. They better hurry. It's going to be 55 tomorrow. Until then, I will enjoy a day home. Will all the kids. Yippie.

Winter Weather Advisory

Hard to believe two days ago we hit 74 degrees. We are under a winter weather warning for tomorrow morning. Now if I was still in Illinois this would mean several inches of blowing snow, frigid single digit temps. Here it means ice. The TVs are telling people to stock up. City's are sending emails to townspeople telling them of what to do during the "storm". They are ready to put a brine solution (do I even want to ask what is in that?) on bridges and major highways. I am waiting for the school is canceled automated call.

I am just sitting back and laughing. Spending 31 years in the North this is nothing. But I have sworn not to be on the road with these people. I think I would rather go for my annual. I guess it will make for some good blogging though.