We woke up to a winter wonderland of 5 inches of snow on Monday. Isaiah woke up at 7:30 and went straight outside. I was a bit later than him to get out to the living area and the first thing I saw was Isaiah out in the snow--in shorts. I just had to laugh. He had gloves, boots and the hood up on his coat, but didn't make the effort to change into pants. It didn't bother him a bit. He came in happy and cold and it wasn't long until he was back out there.
We had snowman Jimmy Bob in the back yard
and Sally in the front yard.
While the children and Jeremy continued to have a snow week, on Tuesday I flew to Knowville, TN. It turned out to be extra convenient to fly out of Salisbury. There were several flight delays on Tuesday that I was able wait out at home because I was so close to the airport. I had to get a later flight out of Charlotte NC and when I landed in Knoxville I had to wait an hour and a half for another lady to arrive so that we could both take the same hour ride to our hotel in Pigeon Forge. I got to my hotel room at 10:30pm and tired.
Why was I in Tennessee? I had the opportunity to attend the Homeworks Connection--a conference for their consultants that represent BJU Press curriculum. It was an unexpected opportunity and I was glad that I could go. There were some training sessions and the video teachers from BJU came and presented their new video classes. The Director of Content from BJU also presented on how they weave Biblical worldview through all of the courses. I knew it was there, but it was just interesting to see a little behind the scenes and how intentional the company is in writing a rigorous, research based and Biblically sound curriculum.
On Thursday it was announced that the Friday portion of our conference was being cancelled because of incoming snow. My flight was rescheduled for early Friday morning. Those flights were all on time and made for a super easy trip. I was home by 11:30am on Friday. I drove myself to the airport and so when I was scanning the area while waiting for my suitcase and saw Jeremy standing there--with roses--I was VERY surprised and happy!
It's good to go, to learn, be independent and do something new but there is no better feeling than coming home!