So for the last what, 5 days—this being day 6—there has been ice on the ground. It’s keeping the kids home from school which in turn is driving me nuts and then some. In the DFW area, it’s about half and half—the Dallas area is back in school today, the Fort Worth area, they’re underfoot for a third school day.

I don’t know why it still amazes me how one little change in our (meaning my) daily routine throws everything else out of whack. You have kids who are so not used to being cooped up for hours much less days and they go a little stir-crazy. And it rubs off. Quickly. I haven’t been able to concentrate which means no writing. Throw on top of ALL that the fact that I have a head cold (probably from shoveling the driveway with a massive sinus infection) and the last few days have been more than enough. One the upside, the hubby actually went in to work today. He missed Friday and Monday thanks to Icemagedon—yeah that’s what they’re calling it here—so at least he managed to get away for a brief bit.

Tomorrow, I am dropping my kids off at school regardless of whether the doors are unlocked or not—I’m kidding of course. They’d just walk back since they know the way home.

On the upside, I did prepare for the storm and hit the grocery store in advance so we didn’t run out of food! The 10 dozen cookies I made on Thursday though didn’t make it through the weekend. The comfort food was the first thing to go!

I hope you all are fairing well as the storms head eastward. It’s your turn. We in Texas are quite done with it. Thankyouverymuch!