It's cold out today. They're predicting -15° with windchill and even colder tonight. My kids spent all their time this morning (instead of getting ready for school) refreshing the news page which lists the school closing for the day hoping school would be cancelled. To their dismay their school's name wasn't on it. They ended up HAVING to go to school. I tell you it was a sad morning listening to their complaints. "Mom, why do we have to go to school? Don't they know it's COLD outside?" These same kids have kind neighbors who DRIVE them to school so the only time their bodies will face the cold is the 30 (probably more like 15 ) second run from the car to the gym door. I must say I AM surprised that school isn't cancelled. This district seems to find many reasons to keep the kids at home.
As they were waiting for their ride I almost gave them the "When I was a kid talk." I grew up in Alaska so I know what cold is. I didn't. BUT if they complain again I'll tell them to bundle up and then I'll remind them of their Oma (my mom). She's a school teacher in Alaska and despite -20° temps these past couple of weeks they still had school and they even went out to recess!!!
I guess the Alaska blood I gave them is running thin.
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