This morning, I woke poor Jack early so he could shovel the several inches of snow off the driveway so we could get to school.  Even if his dad HAD done it before going to work, at the rate it’s snowing, Jack would have had to do it again anyway.  He’s a champ, though, and did a terrific job!

So, I shoved my four kids into the Accord – our small, but reliable vehicle – and off we went.

As today is Sam’s day for school, I parked in the lot and we all walked in together.  After getting his boots off and his shoes on and seeing him to the classroom, Luke and I headed back out into the snow.  The car was already covered!  With just the two of us, we were able to get in, buckled and settled quickly.

Only to find that the car WOULDN’T START.  Hahahahahaha.  I laughed at first.  Thought maybe it wasn’t in park.  It was.  I tried again.  NOTHING.  The accessories were working, so it isn’t the battery.  But nothing else.  No noise, no NOTHING.  I took it out of park, put it back into park, made sure my foot was on the brake, turned off all accessories, took a breath and tried again.

NADA.

Is someone trying to play some sick kind of joke on me?  What did I do???

I called Dan at work and told him of our plight.  I think I heard tears falling to his desk.  Or, maybe it was the sound of him ripping what little hair he has left out.

With nothing left to do, Luke and I trudged home.  In the snow.  Which continues to fall.

Luke told me, “This is the baddest day in my life!”

At this point, I couldn’t agree more.

Don’t you LOVE the hat?

I was a teeny bit sad for Maria, as she was supposed to have her kindergarten Christmas program this morning.  But, as I snuggled down deep in the covers the sadness disappeared.  Not that I was comfortable for long.  It was no time before I had three other restless bodies in bed with me.  Yes, three.  My Number 1 was already outside shoveling snow with his Dad.

After some fun in the snow, it’s been a morning full of Play-Doh.  Thanks to Aunt Anne, that’s TWENTY-FOUR cans of Play-Doh.  (You cannot possibly create all you need to create without all 24 colors, you know.)