Snow Days Release 5 As Well As Six
Oklahoma atmospheric condition is crazy. There, I said it. Now, don't learn me wrong. There are a ton of things to beloved most this country that I telephone outcry upwards home. We've got the most beautiful sunsets inwards the world. Okay, I mightiness live simply a tad fleck biased. But, seriously, our skies are gorgeous. And, the people hither are the paradigm of friendly. I grew upwards inwards a rural, small-ish suburb of Tulsa where waving at every passing motorcar is an expectation. Now, I'm living inwards a truthful small-scale town alongside population 2,909. It's the type of identify where your vecino shows upwards at your schoolhouse to offering yous a couch. (I declined the offer. Apparently, somebody had told him that I didn't receive got plenty furniture. That's likely because I moved inwards over the bridge of a week, simply a few pieces of slice of furniture at a time. Don't worry. My living room is nicely outfitted.) This is the same vecino who stops yesteryear every vi months or in addition to thus to remind yous where the closest tempest cellars are. This yesteryear Friday, he stopped me spell I was checking my mailbox to say me that our local banking concern had been bought out yesteryear unopen to other bank. I needn't worry, though, because the employees would remain the same. The advert would live the solely matter that would change. And, they would shortly live issuing us novel debit cards in addition to checks. I didn't receive got the pump to say him that I genuinely banked alongside the banking concern that had bought out our local banking concern in addition to thus none of this would impact me.
Yeah, in that place are unopen to downsides to Oklahoma. Tornadoes are a major one. Drumright has been hitting twice yesteryear tornadoes, in 1 lawsuit inwards the 50's in addition to in 1 lawsuit inwards the 70's. They're a means of life here. We've made them our schoolhouse mascot. At times, it seems a fleck disrespectful. We yell, "Go Tornadoes!" at sporting events. Maybe it's non disrespectful. Maybe it's to a greater extent than of a homage to the fact that this town sticks together in addition to rebuilds inwards the human face upwards of adversity. Thankfully, I've never needed to attempt out shelter inwards 1 on of my neighbors' tempest cellars since moving here. But, I receive got seen this town come upwards together in addition to rally when wildfires forced a city-wide evacuation. I witnessed families helping other families rebuild. Money, possessions, homes, hope. They were all shared.
Now that I've gone off on a sentimental tangent, let's learn dorsum to the present. For the yesteryear dyad of weeks, the atmospheric condition has alternated betwixt divine in addition to downright chilly. One day, it's warm plenty to leave of absence for a run. The side yesteryear side day, I'm wishing for my parka. Saturday, my sis called me to remind me that a snowstorm was headed in. And, similar all Oklahomans do, I should likely learn to the shop to stock upwards on milk in addition to bread. The atmospheric condition was genuinely pretty nice. I didn't fifty-fifty wearable a jacket to the store. I stocked upwards on unopen to essentials. Milk. Tortilla Chips. Cheerios. That's what you'd stock upwards on too, right?
The snowfall came Sun morning. Sunday afternoon, it snowed in addition to sleeted in addition to thundered all at the same time. Thunder Sleet. That's what they called it. All, I know is that it was a weird sensation. Sunday afternoon, I got the telephone outcry upwards that schoolhouse would live cancelled Monday. That would live Snow Day #5. It was a practiced thing, too. You couldn't encounter the route inwards forepart of my house. On top of that, it felt similar it was xv below zero. What did I create alongside my snowfall day? I read. I baked unopen to cookies. I read unopen to more. I stared out the window at the tracks filling my yard. That was a mistake. The snowfall was in addition to thus brilliant that it made my eyes hurt.
Yesterday was Snow Day #6. I read. I baked to a greater extent than cookies. I napped. I read unopen to more. I browsed math instructor blogs. By the afternoon, the snowfall had finally melted plenty to encounter pavement!
As much every bit I've enjoyed this unexpected fourth dimension off to read in addition to relax, I'm laid to live dorsum at school. I've got also much to create inwards the side yesteryear side dyad of weeks. Last year, nosotros solely had 1 snowfall day. So, having 6+ this twelvemonth has been quite an adjustment.
Since this post is already a random hodgepodge, hither are 2 other pictures I took lastly week.
Last week, the schoolhouse set downward unopen to type of fertilizer on the grass inwards forepart of the building. You know, the type that turns the grass an artificial light-green color. One 24-hour interval earlier school, 1 of my students came rushing upwards to me. "Ms. Hagan! Did yous encounter the vandalism exterior the school?!? Somebody spray painted the grass!" I hadn't noticed whatsoever vandalism when I had came inwards the forepart doors that morning, but I walked to the forepart doors to receive got a look. "Why would somebody spray pigment the grass green? That doesn't brand whatsoever sense!" I had to stifle dorsum a laugh. That's non vandalism, in addition to it's non spray paint. It's fertilizer. "Why would they brand the fertilizer facial expression similar light-green spray paint?" Well, they create that in addition to thus they tin encounter where they've sprayed the fertilizer. This seemed to satisfy my student's curiosity. I'm non certain I volition always facial expression at this artificial light-green application of fertilizer quite the same afterward this conversation!
And, a brusk rant. Why create students experience compelled to rescue cardboard boxes that are going to live thrown away in addition to shop them inwards my classroom?!? I don't receive got plenty room inwards my classroom for all the materials I receive got inwards in that place correct now. Yet, the cardboard boxes continue showing up. And, I continue sending them dorsum out. Unless, of course, I tin come upwards up alongside a math projection to role this box for...
Yeah, in that place are unopen to downsides to Oklahoma. Tornadoes are a major one. Drumright has been hitting twice yesteryear tornadoes, in 1 lawsuit inwards the 50's in addition to in 1 lawsuit inwards the 70's. They're a means of life here. We've made them our schoolhouse mascot. At times, it seems a fleck disrespectful. We yell, "Go Tornadoes!" at sporting events. Maybe it's non disrespectful. Maybe it's to a greater extent than of a homage to the fact that this town sticks together in addition to rebuilds inwards the human face upwards of adversity. Thankfully, I've never needed to attempt out shelter inwards 1 on of my neighbors' tempest cellars since moving here. But, I receive got seen this town come upwards together in addition to rally when wildfires forced a city-wide evacuation. I witnessed families helping other families rebuild. Money, possessions, homes, hope. They were all shared.
Now that I've gone off on a sentimental tangent, let's learn dorsum to the present. For the yesteryear dyad of weeks, the atmospheric condition has alternated betwixt divine in addition to downright chilly. One day, it's warm plenty to leave of absence for a run. The side yesteryear side day, I'm wishing for my parka. Saturday, my sis called me to remind me that a snowstorm was headed in. And, similar all Oklahomans do, I should likely learn to the shop to stock upwards on milk in addition to bread. The atmospheric condition was genuinely pretty nice. I didn't fifty-fifty wearable a jacket to the store. I stocked upwards on unopen to essentials. Milk. Tortilla Chips. Cheerios. That's what you'd stock upwards on too, right?
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| My Backyard |
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| Snow! |
As much every bit I've enjoyed this unexpected fourth dimension off to read in addition to relax, I'm laid to live dorsum at school. I've got also much to create inwards the side yesteryear side dyad of weeks. Last year, nosotros solely had 1 snowfall day. So, having 6+ this twelvemonth has been quite an adjustment.
Since this post is already a random hodgepodge, hither are 2 other pictures I took lastly week.
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| "Vandalism" :) |
And, a brusk rant. Why create students experience compelled to rescue cardboard boxes that are going to live thrown away in addition to shop them inwards my classroom?!? I don't receive got plenty room inwards my classroom for all the materials I receive got inwards in that place correct now. Yet, the cardboard boxes continue showing up. And, I continue sending them dorsum out. Unless, of course, I tin come upwards up alongside a math projection to role this box for...
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