Journal

2017 – Day 20

Friday, January 20, 2017 Just as I suspected, school today, albeit a two-hour late start.  Why is it always the days I want to go…

2017 – Day 19

Thursday, January 19, 2017 The district’s closed again today; the roads are pure ice here at the Transportation Department.  And with temperatures predicted to rise,…

2017 – Day 18

Wednesday, January 18, 2017 Well…this just about sums it all up… What a wild couple of days.  A three-day weekend and now day two of…

2017 – Day 17

Tuesday, January 17, 2017 Humpf!  Because of a dire weather report, the district decided to cancel school today.  I’m all caught up on work and…

2017 – Day 16

Monday, January 16, 2017 Today is Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, and as a public school employee, I’m able to enjoy today off. I can’t…

2017 – Day 15

Sunday, January 15, 2017 Another gorgeous morning looking out from our home here in Winthrop.  It’s 11º outside – practically shorts weather.   Today is a…

2017 – Day 14

Saturday, January 14, 2017 Today’s the first day of my three-day weekend.  Our friend Mark is visiting and we’re sitting around the dining room table…

2017 – Day 13

Friday, January 13, 2017 And here we go again.  Grant County Airport is reporting -23º with windchill.  Per district policy, our threshold for no school…

2017 – Day 12

Thursday, January 12, 2017 And school’s closed again today (third day this week) due to weather.  The Grant County Airport is reporting a temperature of…

2017 – Day 11

Wednesday, January 11, 2017 Hump day.  The district’s closed today because of snow drifts.  I was up at 3:00 AM and drove up-and-down Mae Valley,…