snow day?

i have quite a bit to say since i haven't written in a while, but let me begin with life in minneapolis... this morning we had one of the worst snow storms of the season. 21000 people without power, visibility of 1/2 a mile in some places, countless accidents and not enough plows to keep up with the quickly falling snow. schools were closed all over the place. not minneapolis. we ended up with a two hour delay only because a radio station misunderstood the update from the district. it was supposed to say buses were delayed. to top it off, my school didn't even have power until 15 minutes before the late start. we ended up with 8-10 children total in school. insane!!! i learned that minneapolis schools don't close unless the governor forces them to! whoa! apparently it's so they get their money - and boy do they like their money! the state issued a warning of some kind that said if you don't have to go to work don't! talk about putting teachers in danger. wow. it was bad. we ended up getting a lot done with only one student in each kindergarten room. so i guess i'm glad i was there. since my last entry...i'm enjoying kindergarten now. i've fallen in love with the students and could see myself teaching this age one day. i'm so glad i like it otherwise it would have been a VERY long seven weeks. i'll tell you more later.