Snow/Sick Day

7:00 AM

Alarm goes off.  Wake up and discover that I am not feeling very well.

7:30 AM

Still not feeling well but manage to get out of bed.  Look outside and see there is no snow (recalling the 9 inches predicted for the day).

7:35-8:00 AM

Shower, dress, finish getting ready.

8:20 AM

Starts snowing heavily.

8:30 AM

Head out of the house and down the street a little ways. 

8:32 AM

Have panic attack, turn the car around and head back home.  I do not feel well and it is not worth it.  Can always still log in and do work from home.

8:40 AM

Try to log in to system to let boss know I will not be in.  Access Denied.  Login access was still down from maintenance from the night before.
 

8:45 AM

Email boss saying I am taking a sick day.  Go lie down in bed.

10:30 AM

Check work e-mail.  Everyone is told to go home at noon.  Snow Day!  Well, half of one anyway.

It is now after 3:00.  I suppose I better get out and start shoveling the several inches that has already fallen.  Eh, maybe when I am feeling a little better.

It is not often that you get a snow day as an adult.  It is even more rare to get one in December.  Where I grew up we had frequent snow days.  I can remember lying in bed in the morning, being glued to the radio station as they went through the list of delays and closings.  When I heard my school I would be so excited.  It's not quite the same as an adult, is it?