SNOW DAY!

[moonwise]

For the first time in probably ten years, our site had a snow day! Yeeha!

First, we had a delayed opening until 10 AM, and I sadly put on my hat and coat and got in the car so husband could drive me to work. (He always has snow days when there's one flake of snow... so nice to work for a nonprofit!!) He was very sympathetic, saying that it felt like he was taking me to the executioner. We got to work, which is only about 5 min away, and a woman out in front of the building who was cleaning snow off her car said that the message had just been changed to state that only essential personnel needed to be in. And I'm non-essential! I let out a whoop you could hear all across the parking lot, and husband took me home, and there was great rejoicing.

We stopped at the market on the way home, and when I got back in the car, I saw a perfect little six-sided snow star sitting on my coat sleeve. It was like a tiny bit of candy. So, the first thing I've done with my snow day was to grab my loupe and my Field Guide to Snowflakes and take a look at what was falling. I found stellar plates, branched stellar plates, and dendrites, many of which were covered with rime. So pretty! Now it's time to turn the heat up and maybe do a little quilting.

Comments

[archaeologist-d.livejournal.com]

My family is all home today. Hurray for a day off for you!

[arafel.livejournal.com]

Hope you're having fun with everyone at home too! :D

[archaeologist-d.livejournal.com]

I am. Writing, reading, just hanging out. It's great! I now know why all my friends that retired always had smiles on their faces.

[jaina.livejournal.com]

I'm off too! It's crazy, the snow came down FAST and the wind was at a funky angle so there's snow on the patio underneath the deck, which I am not used to.

[arafel.livejournal.com]

If the snow was coming down that fast, I'm glad that you didn't have to drive in it either!

[arafel.livejournal.com]

I was thinking of you when the weatherman said that DC was in for several inches as well.

The banana bread recipe is best for bananas that are very, very ripe, to the point of overripe. Just grab a bunch and let 'em go.

[ladyofthesea.livejournal.com]

There are no such things as snow days at CommerceTD Bank. :(

[arafel.livejournal.com]

The perils of retail. :(

[morgi.livejournal.com]

It's definitely NOT a non-profit thing, as in four and a half years and some pretty significant storms, we've only had one or two days in which we got a pass for not being there. We do have procedures in place, though I'm not sure what it would take to make them use them. :P

[arafel.livejournal.com]

Let me clarify - my husband works for a nonprofit that governs the rules of golf, so they get days off with regularity. It drives me crazy.

[morgi.livejournal.com]

Considering golf is an industry that *causes* so many days off, I suppose it makes sense...