the phone rang a litte before 5 am. a coworker surpised me with news that memphis city schools are CLOSED today. am i dreaming? why would they close? the roads are clear.
well, most inner city kids walk to school. some walk a mile or more. the temps here in the memphis area have dropped to about 8 degrees. apparently, MCS found some compassion and decided to protect our little ones from freezing.
while still on the phone, i asked my coworker if shelby county was closed. i needed to know if my own children were having school. he said that the ticker was reporting closed. woo hooooo!!! back to sleep!
i woke up just before 9 to the sound of a nerf dart gun clicking continuously. oh, the joys of a 5 year old's energy first thing in the morning. i flipped on the tv to see what exactly is being said about the closings. and i see it...........
shelby county schools OPEN
i switched to every news channel as quickly as i could. all are running the same thing. i called my coworker and asked is he was SURE he saw it say closed. he swore he did. either way, i've got two munchkins that should already be at school.
i ran upstairs. flung open the curtains to order taegan, who would sleep til noon if you let her, to get up and get dressed as fast as she can. i grabbed clothes for cooper and got him dressed faster than ever. after making myself presentable we flew out the door.
now, i'm just stunned. i still can't believe i'm out of school today. but, i'm even more stunned that everybody else is in!
lesson i've learned: turn on the tv and see for yourself.
i'm off to have lunch with taegan at her school. i love surprising her! her face is priceless and the running hug i get makes me melt!
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