(Not a) Snow Day

As I was getting the kids ready for school this morning I heard the boys on the radio say repeatedly that the buses were running and that they'd let us know if they got any news. I'm always slightly annoyed when I hear that people are calling in, as though the radio personalities who are entrusted with passing along important information would somehow forget to tell us this little tidbit.

And then I looked outside. AS IF the buses were running! My dh and kids had shoveled the driveway yesterday down to the pavement and there was A LOT of snow on our driveway this morning. Long story short (so as to avoid swearing on my blog), the bus had still not arrived 20 minutes past the pick up time and five minutes after school had started so the kids got a ride in. When we got to school, fifteen minutes late, seven of the buses had not arrived. Seven.

The roads looked like what I would imagine you'd find in American cities where it doesn't really snow and they have some sort of apparatus that they attach to their garbage trucks "just in case."

That the sidewalks at the school had yet to be touched was a whole other annoyance - but perhaps that's just me.

Long story short, the last snow day had a minor sprinkle - and today's barrage was not bus canceling-worthy. Oh well...

Birthdays

February and March are busy birthday months for me. My mother-in-law starts the celebrations near the beginning of Feb. and she's followed by one of my best friends, my father, another 2 friends on the same day (today), my husband (tomorrow), another friend next week and then my mother mid-month.

What I love about having so many celebrations so close together (aside from the cake) is the fact that just as we're beginning to be very tired with winter, I'm forced to remind myself of all the great people I have around me (and, let's be honest, the cake). I'm still very much looking forward to the disappearance of the snow and ice - but I can acknowledge that if for no other reason than my awesome people, the end of winter has some good stuff going on as well.

Tomorrow is Friday, my official Lunch Tramp day. I'll be taking some more pics tomorrow so I can show you all how great lunching can be!