snow day

Or rather, Ice Day.
No school.

We had a bout of freezing rain last night followed by a 1/2 inch of sleet this morning.
Our school district has a call service if our schools are late start or closed due to weather or some other foreseen situation. I love that! No stalking the scrolling list at the bottom of the news station or searching lists on the internet.

What I don't love is that they call at 5AM.
Keep in mind, the elementary school doesn't start until 9. So that call was four hours before school and a good two hours before we're even usually up. I know some parents need that info early to arrange for childcare if they have to work, but Ouch. Loud phone ringing right next to my bed is not how I want to wake up at five in the morning. Especially when I'm not very good at falling back to sleep in the early mornings...

Ryan went ahead and drove in to work today. He said the roads on this side of town were pretty sketchy, but once he got into the city it was okay. Supposedly everything should be fine and dandy by this afternoon, but with a high of 20 (and a wind chill of 12!) I don't think the majority of the ice is going anywhere anytime soon.

Which means lucky me gets to be stuck in the house all day with both kids. And a messy house. Fun, fun!
I think we'll work on a few kid crafts and make some applesauce.

It was chilly and windy yesterday as well, and I made some yummy soup for lunch to warm us up. It was a good excuse to use up some of the veggie excess we've got around here from the produce co-op. Here's the recipe if anyone's interested. Yum!