Here we are, the coldest days of the season so far. Schools all around us are closing because of extreme cold. Tomorrow we are supposed to have windchills of 35 to 45 below (f, don't ask me to make the conversions) through noon. Brrr! I sure am glad we got those heaters installed in the kids' bedrooms this weekend or they'd be freezing down there.
MIL called and told us how all of the schools around their house were closing left and right, so we decided to turn off the bowling tournament to watch the news.
I have never seen the kids watch the news so intently, waiting for Rhinelander to scroll across the bottom of the screen as closed tomorrow. When it started to get close to the R's it seemed to cut right to commercial. I thought that he was going to have a heart attack he was so worked up.
Son was being so loud MIL just had to hang up the phone, she couldn't stand listening to him. I sent Peanut off to take a bath and told Son to settle down. He started chanting "Rhinelander, Rhinelander,..." as the schools flashed across the bottom of the screen. She started chanting from the bathtub. It was really quite funny. I tried to tell them they hadn't made the decision yet, but apparently I don't know anything.
How did I know that the decision hadn't been made? We have this fancy system that calls the district residents with messages such as delays, closings, and special messages. It always calls us before the closing would go through to the news.
I told them to watch for schools around us to close because that is usually taken into consideration. Tomahawk and Wausau were the first ones nearby to close.
Peanut was going to wear her pj's inside out for luck. Evidently her teacher told her that her son had done this once and school was closed the next day, so she thought it would be worth a shot.
Then the phone rang. Anticipation hung thick in the air. The children breathlessly waited until the caller id flashed school district of Rhinelander across the screen. Then they cheered and hooted so loudly I could barely hear the message. It's a good thing that it was a recorded message because I think the person on the other end would have gone deaf. My ears are still ringing.
I guess that means they'll be here to help me with my bloom day post. Lucky me.
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Cindy
8 comments:
hope everyone enjoys the day off I would be hiding under the covers all day with those temp's..lol
have a great evening, Cherry
Oh, I remember feeling that way when I was a kid. We once had the whole month of March off here in NC. We don't have a lot of snow removal equipment. When it snows one flake, they let school out.
Gotta love those snow days! Yeah for the kiddos!
Like Anna, I remember the excitement of getting a snow day too. As a matter of fact, I still get excited when my daughter gets one! I hope you all enjoy the day off together.
LOL! I think Penut will where her pj.s like that everyday from now on dont you think so to?
Linda
School closings were a highlight of my son's days, too! We would bundle up (snow closed our schools) and play as long as we could stand it!
Cindy, I am glad you shared this with us...Have a wonderful day and keep warm.
Gail
I remember those days! You should cherish every moment of them, once they're old enough to move out you won't even notice the scrolling on the bottom of the television! :)
That is so funny. But remind them they may have to make up for missed days. I had to go on saturdays one year with us being closed so long for an ice storm. Now that was really stinky for us kids...
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