It's a New Day (Year)

So, after 19 days off, including 3 extra snow days, doing what I wanted to do...cooking, Christmas, my kids, decorating, watching movies and tv, parties, staying up late, sleeping in, you get the picture, I had to go back to work.  Now mind you, we have had two feet of snow and temperatures that froze the plants in the greenhouse and nearly started a fire with a bad cord, however, today was BTW or BTS. My car that is 6 mos. old and is garaged didn't want to start.   It took me over an hour to drive in on the "good roads" that were snow covered and slippery and full of drivers that don't get iced over intersections and not clear lanes.  Finally reached my destination and walked in with the kids. The room where the books are kept (and  7th grade finished a math book before break) was locked.  No one had a key to unlock it except the person that was absent.  So, no books for the 7th graders.  I decided to just pass out worksheets and collect the "done" books.  Then I would let them have a free day on the net-books to play math games.  The plug was pulled over break so the net books were all dead.  Try entertaining 7th graders for 45 minutes for 4 periods.  First hour was 8th grade.  My worksheets had not been xeroxed and returned in a timely manner from our "PRC".  Turns out, the power went out just as my order was due to be processed.  There was no place to park, due to all the snow piles and  we had way too many absences to make the day count.  It is what it is.....welcome back!