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Year Two, Day 212: Snow Day!

We got our snow!

It is so lovely to look outside and see the flakes coming down.


I was skeptical. We have been fooled before!

This morning was just bitter cold, dry and windy.  All the schools reported that they were closed. Last night I got an ominous phone call from the City of Portland. It was a computerized "urgent" message informing me that all city of Portland businesses would be closed today. It was a tad alarming, until I realized why I was getting the call.

I am a City of Portland employee. Duh! Lol. But alas, I do not work Thursdays at the Community Music Center, which is part of Portland Parks and Recreation, which is part of the City of Portland.

I guess that makes me a government employee. That seriously never dawned on me until just this instant.  I have always been considered a part time seasonal employee like most teachers employed by PPR.  Most of my teaching is done privately.

Anyway, just like the weather forecasters predicted, but a bit earlier, I started seeing little puffy flakes of snow float past my window. Like little cotton balls.

But after about an hour, it is practially a full fledged blizzard! I know, Montana, Colorado, Alaska and East Coasters must be having a jolly time looking at images of the Portland, Oregon "Snowpacolypse"...but this is big for us who are used to mild and constantly drizzling.

My joy was short lived when I realized my daughter would have to drive home in the snow, which predicted to turn to ice this afternoon.

But thankfully, my son in law came home early. He said he had called my daughter and she was also coming home very soon. If she found the roads too slippery to manage, she would call him and he would go pick her up.

My son is still without a car. And Trimet is a great option for snow days. I gave him an extra pair of gloves in case the buses were slow.

My daughter arrived home safely about an hour ago.  We had stocked up on food. There is still plenty of borscht from yesterday. She is putting one of our prepackaged slow cooker meals in the crockpot. Tonight will be lemon chicken and salad.

I cooked up a pot of rice. I had rice and veggies for lunch.



Now time to get some much needed piano practice in.

I have decided not to worry about the gym for the next two weeks. I have many musical gigs and teaching to wrap up before the holidays.  With the weather, my musical deadlines and my healing back, I think a break is ok.

I trust myself to get back to it when my busy season is past.

But I will be doing my stretches given to me by my physical therapist.

And I am keeping my male friends at arms length until my down time also.

I always used to tell my children, "First you work, and then you play!"

I suppose I should take my own advice!

Happy Thursday!

Stay safe and warm!

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