snow day (otherwise known as inclement weather day)

we went through our regular (although slightly off) routine this morning of waking at 5:20 to turn on the water heater, going back to sleep for another 23 minutes, jessey getting an idea of what breakfast will be (which today was nothing), jessey getting in the shower, jeff stalling getting out of bed, getting dressed, etc. it has been raining the last three days now, and the land has needed it. we live in a desert, and this rain will provide the sustenance the land needs in order to produce its vegetation this year. the rain is also good for flooding low-lying areas or flat roof tops due to a lack of proper drainage, which is due to the fact again that we live in a desert, so why plan for rain?

our roof

i mentioned that we had nothing to eat this morning, so i set out ahead of jessey to get some 25 cent falafel sandwiches, clad in my shirt and tie, khakis rolled up, and flip-flops (i learned yesterday that my galoshes are very uncomfortable, so i went for the traditional summer rain in illinois option despite the fact that it was barely 40 degrees outside). upon procuring the sandwiches, i met jessey, who wanted to stop into the bakery to get some bread, which cost us another 50 cents for a fresh baked loaf (a real bank-breaker).

we hailed a taxi and began a slow and unsteady drive to khelda, the neighborhood we work in. on the way, the taxi driver deduced that we were headed to a school, and informed me that the radio just said there was no school today because of the weather. i looked around and thought this had to be a joke, seeing as it was simply raining. however, when we got to khelda, literally the moment we got there, it began snowing.

it BEGAN snowing at 7:30am, but the kingdom had already cancelled classes due to the weather. the snow was heavy-ish, but not sticking. i still couldn't believe it, being from illinois, that school was cancelled, so we continued on to our school like good teachers should. the driver was insistent about there being no school, so i asked him to wait while we found out.

sure enough, no school. i took this picture when we got home of the "inclement weather" that cancelled school today. i still have no idea why, but i do know that i am thankful for one extra day of weekend.