Yesterday was supposed to be the day that we got back into our normal routine. However, the school district called last night to inform us school was cancelled because of the lack of water service. Our water supply was possibly contaminated on Saturday when one of the filters at the water treatment plant malfunctioned so we've had to drink bottled water or boil our water since then. So they cancelled school AGAIN! Of course, about 10 this morning, the water company called to say that the water's okay to drink now.
We've already had several snow days this year. They add extra days to the end of the school year to make up missed days. Rachel was so upset when we got the call. She said, "we're going to be going to school all summer" and it certainly seems like it! But it was a nice, lazy, relaxing day. I got caught up on all my laundry and the kids just played and had a good time. Rachel had basketball practice tonight so I got all the kids ready to go and we headed out to the car, only to discover that Paul had moved my car out of the garage to get the Christmas tree boxes out and locked it with the keys inside (it wasn't his fault--I shouldn't have left them there but I was carrying sleeping twins in and forgot to bring the keys into the house.) So I had no way of getting Rachel to her practice. I felt like the worst mom ever, especially when I had to call the coach to tell him she wouldn't be at practice because I locked my keys in the car! She has two games this week so she could really use the practice. Oh well. . . mommy messes up again! It's not the first time and certainly not the last.
Speaking of the Christmas tree. . . Paul took it down, but once again, the bottom will not come apart. Last year it sat in the office until March when Chris (our nephew) and Paul were finally able to get it apart. I guess the weight from the rest of the tree really wedges it together. It is a very tall tree so that's probably why but it's aggravating. I love the decluttering feeling I get after I get all the Christmas decorations put away but this tree business drives me crazy. We had the missionaries over for dinner last night and I hoped with their combined muscle power, they would get it apart but it was not to be. So half the tree is put away but the other half is still sitting in my kitchen. I dragged it out of the family room so I could vacuum the needles off the carpet in the family room. Yes, even our artificial tree drops needles, albeit fake ones. It's better than the real ones. I remember once taking down our real tree one year and burning it in the fireplace and it practically exploded into flames with crazy sparks flying everywhere. And just a few minutes earlier we had it covered in electric lights--not exactly the safest thing in the world--but it sure smelled divine! Now I cut fir boughs from the yard to put on the table so at least I have some of that Christmas scent floating around during the holidays.
I'd better go and get something done before the kids wake up and we begin the school routine again for real today!
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