Within the last two weeks, I missed a couple of opportunities to work today at the high school. I was bummed, but it turns out that today is the only day I'm off this week...and my first school day off since November 2. Because I get to sleep in 45 minutes on days I don't work, it meant we were still asleep when a later-than-normal phone call came that school was on a 2-hour delay. That meant I got to sleep until nearly 8:00! It almost feels too good to be true. That unexpected snow at just the right time was much appreciated.
And even better is the fact that I don't have to leave my house all day. In fact, I have almost all day to myself. The kids will be home at 3:00, but have to be out the door by 3:45 for swim workout and won't get home from practice until nearly 8:00. Andrew has athletic director duties at a wrestling meet this evening and probably won't be home until even later. I plan to get so many things handled around the house, and I'm so grateful for the opportunity to make it so.
In the meantime, I'm enjoying a few moments to just sit. I have Christmas music playing, and the animals are all sleeping. In fact, one of the cats is cuddled up with me. I know that when I get up and start cleaning, I'm going to be irritated by the things my kids couldn't put away, but with the Christmas music on and the snow covering outside, it is incredibly peaceful. I am so grateful for this.
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