Meditations after an Ice Storm

Our warm weather has been briefly interrupted by an ice storm which hit late last night. Just Mother Nature reminding us who is boss, but she sure did a good job.


Schools were cancelled, so we enjoyed a leisurely start to the day. It gave me a few minutes to wonder....

... wouldn't it be nice if Paul's and my school day started at 9:30 and ended at 3:30?

.. if Ben worked from 10:30-4:30, so he was home for both breakfast and dinner?

.. if there was no homework so Paul (and I) could just play with friends, have fun, and hang out with Ben after school?

I'm not asking for the impossible, like world peace or an end to sickness, and I know are lives are much calmer than many, but still.

Less stress from school and work and more family and friend time. The perfect life.