Snow Day!

Ah, the joys of the snow day, even though as of 10 a.m., there has been no snow. Not one flake. And yet, dance class is cancelled. Schools are closed. I'm even wearing my "snow day clothes" (i.e. can't be seen in public looking this shlumpy) and the kids are watching a movie and eating a snack before lunch. Yep, snow day mentality for sure.

It would have been the almost perfect day except for the fact that my darling husband's alarm went off this morning sometime around 6 a.m. That in and of itself would not have been awful, as I am capable of drifting back off to sleep and staying snuggled under the covers for several more hours. The problem is in the snooze alarm, a.k.a. Sophia. Before either of us had fully woken up, we hear the less than fully awake mumblings of my four year old. We promptly pulled her in to bed with us in the hopes that we could lull her back to sleep, or more realistically, keep her quiet so I could avoid getting out of bed for at least 20 more minutes. Hum. No such luck. Sophia was bent and determined to go downstairs, but she has no interest in going down on her own and playing quietly until we get up. Although I knew my hopes of a full snow day lie in were not going to be realized, I continued to cling the hope that I could put her off at least a few more minutes. Again, no such luck. My daughter is definitely going to be a lawyer. Or a politician. I'm not sure what it says about me when my daughter's attempt to cajole me into getting up include, "You can go down and work. You can pay bills!" Now there's a motivator for you!

So, I'm awake. I'm dressed (I even showered!). Dinner's in the crockpot. And I've had an entire pot of coffee so far. The best part is that we don't have anywhere to go today. Yes, it is a snow day indeed, even without any snow!