Lauren and I are at home today, luxuriating in the unusual extravagance of two snow days in a row. I can't remember if we've ever had a snow day since Lauren started school, until this year... And to be quite precise, it isn't exactly a "snow" day, it's more of a "cold" day. The current temperature, at noon, is 9 degrees, with a wind chill of -7. This morning, the wind chill was around -20. And it is supposed to be 22 degrees tomorrow, but with a wind chill during the day of around -17 degrees. We're out of school because of the prevalence of children who have to wait outside for buses - I can't imagine how horrible it would be to wait in -20 degree winds. We ventured out a couple of times for errands yesterday, all bundled up in snowboots and thick gloves and hats and scarves over our mouths & noses - all I could see of Lauren was her eyeballs. It was COLD, but I didn't want to cancel my haircut appointment! :)
We spent most of yesterday cuddled up near the heat vent - one of the pros of living in an old house. It's rather shockingly drafty, but we do have this ancient forced-air heater, with just one vent, located in the middle of the middle room in the house. The poor man's version of a fireplace...
When I was tucking Lauren into bed last night, she said, "This is the best day I've had in a long time!" It was so nice to take things at a slow pace - we read books and baked cookies and made chili and watched "The Fantastic Mr. Fox" and did part of a dance video together. I got all caught up on my grading and started the book "Alice I Have Been". (However, I'm trying not to read it during the day, because I know I'll get sucked into it, and I won't enjoy the time hanging out with Lauren).
We had a lazy morning this morning; the only thing we've really accomplished it that we went to Nana's so I could run. I figure that running 2.7 miles is enough of an accomplishment for a snow day morning, right?
My goal is to clean off the dining room table today, roast a chicken for dinner, and do a little sewing. I really SHOULD be making some flipcharts for class, but I'm just not sure that's going to happen. Tonight is American Idol night, and I think that vegging on the couch might be in order for that hour.
I just finished re-reading two really good books by the same author: Nefertiti and then The Heretic Queen, both by Michelle Moran. I am finding out that I love historical fiction, and these were a great blend of that genre and my fascination with ancient cultures. I saw a review for Alice I Have Been, about the girl who inspired Lewis Carroll to write Alice In Wonderland. I'm only about 30 pages in, but it's already got me in its grips...yesterday, I had to tell myself "When you finish grading these spelling papers, you can read 10 pages." I also have the Kingdom Keepers book, which a friend recommended to me about a year ago, and I'd let slip through my filter. It's about a boy and girl who are in charge of guarding the Disney Parks, which sounds a little iffy, but I trust this friend's judgement, so I'm going to give it a try.
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