Warmer, snow coming, and treating each day as a gift

It's 30 degrees warmer this morning, 13 above zero. Snow in the forecast, of course. Work should be okay, and I might just have most of my students today. There are three field trips this week that take a few kids from here and there; it makes sense, given that cold/snowy weather is coming, but gee whiz. It's a rare day that I have all of my students, and since illness is an omnipresent thing, it'll likely stay that way. That's a really good reason why I stick with the Google Classroom. If they are out, they can consult it to see what might be coming due. 

Not that they do, but it's there. Some do. Most don't. But it's a good CYA with parents!

Yesterday, I had to erase two pages of my plan book and rework it yet again. Hooray for pencil, eh? 

Other than the pecked to death by chickens vibe, all is well. I'm hopeful of getting a Christmas tree today when I get home, but first-- high school staff meeting. I'd like to at least buy the shrubbery, since it looks like the lots are getting cleaned out, and most are actually closing this weekend. I feel pressured. Sigh. 

And, as much as it was sad to give up the tickets to The Nutcracker for tonight, it's wise. Holly's got another cold, the snow is coming in and it'll be slippery, and frankly, it was feeling like pushing string. I consider it my donation to the arts. And to my sanity. I got two tickets to a local dance studio's performance for Saturday afternoon here in town. It'll be good. We can take Holly to a professional performance some other year-- I have to keep reminding myself she is just four. We have time. 

Of course, we always say that, don't we? We have time. But I'm not getting younger, and walking, some days, is a real challenge. That said, I don't want to dwell on it. I can only do what I can do. I read in the obits today (yes, I read them) that some guy I don't know died in his sleep-- he was 60. I'll be 60 in June. It's not borrowing trouble to consider that now is the time to do the things I've wanted to do, because every day is a gift, and it should be taken as such. 

So, today, with all the cold, snow, and school inconveniences, etc., is still a gift. I'll take it.

Have a good day, and hug your loved ones for a long time. We need reassurance. The world, and all of it's complexities, can be a heavy weight. Hugs counter that pretty well. 

C