SNOW DAY!!!!

Well, it finally happened! On Sunday the snow fell all day here in big poofy flakes. It landed on trees, decks, mailbox posts - and finally accumulated on roads (and power lines.) After a brief outage, the lights came back on. With the wind howling through, it seemed that all the beautiful, wet snow would whisk away our chance at a Monday 'off', but wait!

The phone rang at 6:20 am. No school! WOW!!!! You know what that means, don't you? This Multi-tasking Mama is sleeping in and taking the day off! (Well, most of it, anyway. Still have to go into the office to file those W-3's and 1096's - thank you, IRS.)

But in any case, by the time I had to go out, the sun was shining, the roads were clear, and the driving was easy. But me? I was in my jeans and tennies, loving the 'day off.'

Maybe we should pay attention to this, and plan these a little more often. You heard me - yes, plan them! Put them on the calendar and live by them. Remember what we used to call 'mental health' days? I think I do. And I think I'm having one today.

Just a few extra unplanned hours to take an extra breath. Catch on the mail pile on my kitchen counter. Have a steaming cup of hot tea with a little honey. And not worry one bit that tomorrow, things will be right back to busy/normal.

Enjoy!