Snow Day!

Growing up, we would get snow days with as little as a couple inches of snow. But we didn't care. It was snow! We would meticulously scoop up the snow from the yard and build a snowman. Or if we were really lucky, a snow fort. Of course, the once beautifully white yard was now bare again, but we had something to show for it.

Two years ago, my first winter in Spokane, was also my first academic year at EWU. It was a pretty hard winter. I trudged through the snow up hill [but only one way;)]to get to class. We only lived about a mile from school, and since our car had recently died, Bob drove the other one to work. I loved walking in the snow. It was exciting. And peaceful. And soooo beautiful. There wasn't much time during that winter that we didn't have snow on the ground. Christmas Eve we got snowed in at Mom and Dad's. It was a great winter. But school kept going, even though we had all that snow, until one night we got about 18 inches. They canceled school because the plows couldn't keep up, and there was no place for off-campus students to park.

But this morning when I woke up, I checked my e-mail on my cell. I received a lovely message from a classmate, informing me that we had no school today. Inconceivable! There's only about 4-6 inches on the ground max. Oh well, I'll take it.

I've needed some down time. Yesterday, every spare block of time was accounted for for the next 2 weeks of the quarter. So many group projects. Research, pediatrics, assistive technology, and emerging practice all have group projects this quarter. So today is a welcomed break from that. Today I can take the time to catch up on things in life that are truly important. Like preparing for those group projects (just kidding... but I will take advantage of this time and get a head start). No, but seriously. Time for Bob. Time for devotions, and not just those hurried ones I'm unfortunately accustomed to. Time for me. It's going to be a wonderful day. :)