Winter in Canada

So THIS is winter in Canada.
I am a pretty lucky girl to have a fashionable husband like this!


Here is the Weather Warning:
SNOW AHEAD OF THE LOW WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY STRONG EASTERLY WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW. TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 15 TO 25 CENTIMETRES ARE EXPECTED BEFORE THE SNOW TAPERS OFF EARLY THURSDAY. ACROSS SOUTHERN REGIONS..THE SNOW WILL CHANGE BRIEFLY TO RAIN OVERNIGHT AS TEMPERATURES DRAMATICALLY RISE TO THE UPPER SINGLE DIGIT VALUES. THERE IS ALSO A RISK OF FREEZING RAIN MIXED IN DURING THE CHANGEOVER. AS THE LOW DRAWS AWAY ON THURSDAY..COLD TEMPERATURES AND BLUSTERY WESTERLY WINDS ALONG WITH SOME SNOW FLURRIES DURING THURSDAY NIGHT WILL GIVE RESIDENTS A SHARP REMINDER THAT WE HAVE SOON ENTERING THE WINTER SEASON.

All this means one thing to students and teachers alike... a possible SNOW DAY.
It makes me thing of this section out of The Shack:
There is something joyful about storms that interrupt routine. Snow or freezing rain suddenly releases you from expectations, performance demands, and the tyranny of appointments and schedules. And unlike illness, it is largely a corporate rather than individual experience. One can almost hear a unified sigh rise from the nearby city and surrounding countryside where Nature has intervened to give respite to the weary humans slogging it outwithin her purview. All those affected this way are united by a mutual excuse, and the heart is suddenly and unxepectedly a little giddy. There will be no apologies neede for not showing up to some commitment or other. Everyone understands and shares in this singular justification, and the sudden alleviation of hte pressure to produce makes the heart merry. page 17 WM. Paul Young