Baby, it’s cold outside.
Actually, it’s not just cold in Texas right now, it’s freezing.
Wednesday we were in shorts and it was 79 degrees outside.
Thursday we had tons of freezing rain and temperatures below 30 degrees.
School was cancelled on Friday (insert cheer from my kids) so we stayed home all day. With temperatures not expected to reach above freezing until Monday we may be in the house for several days.
The kids wanted to go outside because everything was covered in white. Initially, I told them no, “It won’t be fun. It’s just ice.”
But I relented and we all bundled up and ventured outside. After five minutes I was done. Actually I didn’t want to go out at all so I’m being pretty generous when I say five.
“Can we have a snowball fight?”
“No, it’s just ice.”
“Can we make a snowman?”
“No, it’s just ice.”
“Can we slide down the hill?”
“No, it’s ice and you would kill yourself.”
I went inside after about 15 minutes, standing in the doorway, watching them, peppering them with constant demands – “Get off the fence,” “Please don’t climb on that, “Get down from there.”
Seriously, I’m worried about their common sense.
It’s ICY folks.
With temperatures that officially felt like 13 degrees and ice covering the ground, my kids naturally played soccer outside for an hour and a half.
Incredible.
Now they’re inside watching Christmas movies which I’m completely fine with.
Gives time for the pneumonia to set in.
Just a joke, please oh please God, just a joke.
Update: The kids are home again today (Monday) and still thrilled about it. Too much ice on the roads. No one to clear them for us in the South so we wait till it warms 🙂
