snow!!

wish i could post some pictures of the snow - we got a couple of inches last night. (for anyone reading this that lives where there's REAL snow, don't hurt yourself laughing!!) it's so pretty in the country when it snows...however, the only camera i have is the cell phone and the resolution leaves a lot to be desired.

the funny part is that when i woke up and saw snow i let the dogs out and they loved it - they were all running all over the yard like kids. but that was not the funny part - it was that i rushed in and turned on the tv even though i could barely see yet and started searching for closings. all schools in the area - CLOSED! so i thought - surely i will not have to go to work today. but i didn't see anything... so then i opened up the laptop and practically blinded myself looking for the announcement. i just KNEW it was going to be there. nothing.

since we have lived and worked here for the past 6 years, whenever there was even a FLAKE of snow, we did not have to work. of course then we did not get paid either - we had to use our own vacation hours. now we have a new benefit that if there are up to 2 snow days we get paid and do not have to use our vacation.

so the pups came in and dried off and then hopped back in bed - and so did i! i woke up a little while later and STILL no announcement. i kept dialing the 'inclement weather' phone number. everything was open. finally, after doing this for an hour, the reality of having to work today forced me into the shower and out in the cold.

that being said - it's a beautiful day and i got so see 2 hawks fairly close up on the way in soaring in the blue sky. so that made it all worthwhile.