Today, It is Supposed to Be Very Windy.
Schools are closed today.
About a week ago, school was canceled for the prediction of ice. It wasn’t icy. In fact, there was one day when our driveway was so icy, we couldn’t get out of it to go to school. But school was not canceled that day. We couldn’t get there, but it wasn’t canceled.
So instead, they canceled school when it was supposed to be icy, and wasn’t.
As a result, our school year was extended by a day – meaning that now the kids have to go to school an extra day this summer.
That was irritating. But this is worse.
Today, it is supposed to be very windy.
My husband, who is a big fan of all things weather-related, told me last night that they were calling for high gusts of wind today.
“What am I supposed to do with that information?” I asked, genuinely curious. How was my day going to change if the wind is blowing? Should I stay indoors more? Oh wait, I am already indoors for everything….
“Well, I just want you to be mindful of it,” he said.
So I became mindful.
Today, I woke up and got ready for the gym. I had just enough time to get there before going to work. I thought about my kids, who both had colds, and considered keeping everyone home.
But not for wind. I wasn’t going to keep them home for blowing air.
I realize that it might be bad wind. Some buildings have already lost power. Maybe it will be the worst disaster the D.C. area has seen in years, with school buildings being crushed by trucks that are thrown from the highway onto a third grade classroom.
But maybe it will just be another day of summer that we don’t have, because of a day off where we could just sit inside and watch the tree branches flail.