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November 16, 2018

“When we laughed round the corn-heap, with hearts all in tune, Our chair a broad pumpkin,—our lantern the moon”*

by chuckofish

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Well, yesterday we had our first snow day of the season–before Thanksgiving!

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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.

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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.

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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.”
― John Piper

*from “The Pumpkin” by John Greenleaf Whittier

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February 17, 2015

Silent, and soft, and slow Descends the snow*

by chuckofish

We had a “snow-event”–not like the ones back East–but enough for me to call a snow-day and not go into work. The way the TV meteorologists carry on these days, you would think every time it snowed it was snow-mageddon. Which of course it is not.

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Anyway, I stayed home and continued to lug boxes of stuff up and down stairs and to read my Anne Tyler book. I have always felt akin to Anne Tyler. We are interested in the same things: “I am fascinated by how families work, endurance, how do we get through life?” (You can read a good interview with her here.) This new book makes me laugh out loud and sometimes the tears come. Yes, the characters are familiar–at least that’s what her critics say–but so what. People are familiar.

Meanwhile, there is nothing I like better than to sit and look out my window on a snowy day.

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It was a good day.

Today, it is back to work for me and very low temperatures. Keep warm and have a great Tuesday!

*“Snow-flakes” by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

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