I got my wish!

I received an email about 45 minutes ago that the swim meet was cancelled.  I was ecstatic!  The email went on to say that the coach had been informed he was not allowed to practice this evening.  He is pretty intense, so he was NOT pleased.  I then received an email from Catherine that her Mock Trial practice had been cancelled due to the early release of school today.  This was new information to me!  I checked our school's website and sure enough, they are getting out 75 minutes early.  Because of that, Thomas's after school running club is cancelled and we'd already received word that youth group is cancelled.  I checked with Andrew, and he says that his meeting has also been cancelled.  That means that we have truly been given the gift of time.  I am so excited, and so incredibly grateful!  I'm almost giddy!!!