Safety + Sanity in snowstorm

Another big winter storm is brewing, and will dump as much as 9 inches of snow on us!

By which time the husband will have left for his work trip before the sun comes out tomorrow.

He'll be gone for five days, only five.  But just the thought of being on my own with the children in this severe weather is giving me cold feet.

I know, we've been through other snowstorms, and at least one of Vern's recent work trips earlier in the season there was a blizzard and even colder temperatures. But this is also a busier than usual week for us.

Besides Vern's own important work, it also happens that our boys have important stuff they won't want to miss -- all happening during this time that he'll be away.  Jon's school concert, and Ben is his class VIP for the week, and wants very much to make it for a great friend's birthday party as well -- after narrowing it down, my shuttling with them and Kait to what's essential.

In anticipation of the crazy weather and busyness, I was also scrambling to get grocery shopping out of the way.  And so that there's enough stocked up for me to feed us, should we be snowed in -- I sure hope not.

But trying to get ahead of housework, I was not being realistic.  Each day already has its own load alongside the children's different needs, I am still learning to juggle.

What I was really hoping to conserve some energy for is the big workout outdoors -- the snow shovelling!  That if the snow were to keep coming down, it would mean having to get out there more than once a day to shovel again and again, as we've done before.

Let me not get ahead of myself though. Hopefully the weather would turn out to be more manageable. 

I guess what's most important is our safety and sanity. And so, I should learn to chill -- not exactly to kick back and relax, not with three little ones depending on me.  But to collect myself, and rest in God's grace one day, one load at a time. 

Am also mentally preparing myself to be slow to be driven up the wall, not just to drive slowly.  To get us safely to where we need to go. Couple more things we are committed to this weekend, that I should use my discretion. Aside from trudging with the children through snow to the bus-stop for the other times when the schoolbus will be the safer choice.

Crazy isn't it, how school and activities tend to go on even in inclement weather? But that's how it is -- for the schools in this district and many others here in Spokane, we've since learnt.

And you know how Crazy + Busy like to come together also?!   

Be focusing on and praying for Safety + Sanity in the midst of all that, too!

Thanks very much also for your support always -- that keeps me going!