Are You A Homeschooler Or Do You Live Under A Rock?

It appears so.

Last night the Arctic freeze descended on Wisconsin. Again. It is winter.

It got cold. Real cold.

Yesterday afternoon they started to cancel things. Places closed up early. Everyone expected the big snow and the super cold temperatures.

Well, as it normally goes, most things got cancelled. The things we do, didn't. Our teens still came over for Bible study and fellowship. Our son still went to basketball practice. Both of these at 7PM.

At 10, I watched the news. I got word that Little Miss wouldn't have a visit. The weather was the reason. I watched the list of things that closed up early, watched the forecast for the next day and went to bed.

I got up this morning and had life rolling as usual.

What that means is I never put on the TV or the radio. It never even occurred to me that things could be cancelled today.

We went right along doing our math, grammar, phonics and reading. We had history and science and art.

While we were having our quiet reading time, the phone rang. And for a change, I answered it. It was one of my friends asking me if we were having school. Of course, I replied, why wouldn't we be? She just laughed, didn't you know all the schools were closed today?

Shut up! I said. Really? Why?

Um, it's cold. Really cold.

Yeah, so, it's winter in Wisconsin.

I think I've lived here too long. It just plain never crossed my mind that things would be closed today for coldness.

Now, in all fairness, the wind chills today made the temperature feel well below 0. Double digits below 0.

Didn't stop us.

Yes, I'm a die hard. We still went to piano lessons and Tae Kwon Do, too. They're right. It's cold out. Being bundled up and moving with a purpose is a necessary thing on a day like today, but cashing it all in because it's cold?

Nope, not us.