The Cold never bothered me anyway

Christmas break is over. School is back in session.       

Just kidding. 

My kids went to back to school today and it was so peaceful. I enjoyed my coffee, watched last night's episode of The Bachelor without interruptions and even went and enjoyed breakfast with some girl pals. Kansas State doesn't start back until the 20th and I was thoroughly looking forward to the quiet. Then the text message came. School is canceled tomorrow because of extreme wind chills and below zero temperatures. Wait..what?? I didn't even know that was a thing. 

I've lived in many places, most of which get very little snow and when the white stuff does fall, the world stops. Businesses and schools close. People stay at home and don't leave their house. No one knows what to do or how to act which makes for some very dangerous driving conditions. I fully expected that here when we moved to Kansas. But the snow came. Several times already and off we went. Now they are saying we are under a wind chill advisory and it could feel as cold as minus 19 degrees. To this Texas girl, that is unheard of. When we drove from Texas to Washington we stayed the night at a hotel in Boulder, Colorado. The actual temperature was minus 17. We survived. Evidently though, those conditions in Kansas call for a cease operations. So I shall put off my plans in the morning to swim laps with the girls in the heated pool at the Y and stay in bed, under my covers cuddling with my littles. The National Weather Service and the State of Kansas thinks it's a good idea and who am I to argue? Stay warm if you are out there. It's going to be a cold one.