Snow, and a change of plans...




Snowing.

It seriously never fails. Six weeks after the geese fly, there's snow sticking on the ground. We are not supposed to get much, maybe an inch? But the mixed precipitation forecast until early afternoon is a concern, so we are not going to Tilton to BJs after all. No matter: I can order most of it online and have it shipped. We can try again in a couple of weeks, if the weather is better. No cheap goods are worth going through Franconia Notch with freezing rain as a possible consideration.

So, today it'll be church, breakfast, then home to putter around and get a few things done, watch football, play with the dog, etc. A decent Sunday, I think. I have papers to grade, too, so I can get those knocked out. Maybe the snow/messy travel forecast is God's way of saying to me that I need to slow the heck down. 

This week is a busy one (when isn't it?)-- but we do have Tuesday off for Veterans' Day. That said, I have a huge field trip for the high school on Thursday to see The Crucible, and that's a lot of work, but it'll be worth it. 

I'll probably figure that stuff out today, too, or at least some of it. There's a bunch of kids who didn't turn in permission slips. Surprise, kids: you didn't want to go? Well, I think I'll be leaving my dvd of the play for them to watch with a teacher who is not going. (cue evil laugh)

But mostly, I'm just grateful for a day to sort of re-set. I was looking forward to going to Tilton, because we usually go out to lunch and poke through some other stores. But honestly, that can wait. If we really want take-out for lunch, I'm sure we can manage it here, too. And G has a cold, so it wouldn't have been as much fun anyhow. 

I hope you have a good day. Hug your loved ones, and be safe.

C

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