“When we laughed round the corn-heap, with hearts all in tune, Our chair a broad pumpkin,—our lantern the moon”*
by chuckofish
Well, yesterday we had our first snow day of the season–before Thanksgiving!
Having a snow day is a big pain for school administrators, but for once, I was grateful. Boy, did I need a day at home to get things done! I worked hard all day and made great strides in getting ready for my Big Trip and also getting my house ready for houseguests next week and Thanksgiving.
The snow stopped when the sun came out around 2:15, but the OM and I still felt justified in skipping an event last night, which was a super relief. Sometimes you just have to know when enough is enough. I feel much better now about dealing with work obligations including a big event today. Phew.
The boy sent pictures of the wee babes walking around in their yard enjoying the snow.
The world is more than we know.
And the weekend is almost here! The wee babes are celebrating their 2nd birthday (3 weeks early) at a Toy Story-themed birthday party.
Let the good times roll. But get some rest. Remember:
“Sleep is a daily reminder from God that we are not God. Once a day God sends us to bed like patients with a sickness. The sickness is a chronic tendency to think we are in control and that our work is indispensable. To cure us of this disease God turns us into helpless sacks of sand once a day.”
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*from “The Pumpkin” by John Greenleaf Whittier
dual personalities 
Glad you got a catch-up day and I love that John Piper quote. Unfortunately, I seem to feel like a sack of sand all the time!
So glad you got a day at home! And a good excuse to skip that event 😉 and oh man, helpless sacks of sand is good.
“Helpless sack of sand” is my new mantra 😴