Distractions

Actually, a good thing, this time. Forgot to write last night after Trivia. Some annoying crowds, bad guesses on some questions, and no money for the second week in a row. Venting, frustrations, all the usual stuff. When I got home I goofed a little here and there, but forgot about writing. This morning, instead of writing, I actually pulled together my two lessons for today - so now I am doing this at school, where I usually compose my daily lessons. In a way I am ahead of the game, but it is a minor plus that I was motivated enough to work.

Weather-wise today could be a nightmare. Nobody EVERY knows what will actually happen, but we are under a winter weather advisory. Right now it is misting/drizzling, with more precipitation coming, and temperatures dropping. Four degrees above freezing now, and this area is quite prone to freezing rain. Predictions are that by noon this will have turned into a winter mix (which is weather-speak for rain, sleet, freezing rain, snow, and anything else that could happen since they really don't know what will happen where. For all they know we could get puppies falling from the sky). Temps will drop from there with more precipitation, and stay below 20 through tomorrow morning.

Work possibilities include sending students home early (have to feed them lunch first to qualify the day as a "full day" and not be required to make it up later) or just holding them. Most kids, though, will get checked out due to over-panicked parents, if we hold them. The bottom line is that teachers get to stay in school until all students under their care have left. And since we usually have the farthest to travel, and weather will get worse as the day goes on, we get put in the most danger.

Speaking of which, it was fun to be greeted in the teacher's lot today by a 200 pound rottweiler just strolling around the cars. Yes, I have a death wish, so I ignored him, and had about a dozen kids in the gym peeking out of doors yelling at me there was a dog. Worst case scenario is he would have attacked me and I probably would have had to kill him, but the dog seemed rather friendly, though I didn't confirm this by offering a hand to sniff or trying to pet him.