"The weather outside is frightful, but the fire is so delightful, and since we've no place to go....." explains weather conditions in northern Illinois and Chicagoland today. The schools are closed. The courts are closed. The offices are closed. The roads are open, but continue to blow closed. There is no place to go, and no one to go with, especially when dressed in pajamas. Under a winter storm warning since yesterday, the local college closed last night prior to the beginning of night classes. Jubilance ensued. Joy was only increased at 5:30 a.m. today when the call came in. There will be one more snow day today.A snow day is a gift that requires one to stay in and chill out. There is no rushing from place to place, unless it is in one's domicile. Television becomes entertaining for a short stint, and watching CNN and Fox News recant the election results from the previous day, Super Tuesday, is informative. What does one do on the extra day they have been granted?
Make chicken soup or chili -- either will taste great on such a cold day and provide needed nutrients. Clean out one's desk -- three bags of previously important documents were shredded. Create a web site for one's social organization – tedious but rewarding. Blog. Take snow photos. Change the sheets. Watch the horses make snow angels. Marinate boneless pork chops. Make a Greek salad. Sleep in.
Tomorrow will come soon enough and the return to work will include boots, stabilizers, four-wheel drive and lots of patience. In eight to ten weeks the snow will be gone, the sun will be shining, and today’s extra vacation day will have been forgotten. Enjoy your day.
Photo attribution: somewhatfortyplus
