Choosing Joy- Snow Day

Early this morning,about 4 a.m., I awoke to the sound of the wind blowing so hard against my window. It really frightened me! Now maybe that has to do with the kids choice in programming lately. Non-stop tornado chaser shows! But none the less, it frightened me awake. I did a walk-about the house, just to check things out. Looked outside and saw the wind was really blowing hard, but everything seemed okay. Went back to bed more relaxed.
This morning, very early,about 7 a.m., I was awoke to the shrills of Zac, running through the house, "It's snowing!" He wanted to make sure no one missed it. With-in five minutes, everyone was trying to get dressed as fast as they could to go build a snow man. I thought I was going to get to sleep in today. Nope,not today.
Oh, I could have been annoyed. Aww, why waste the moment. Be a kid and enjoy the little things. A snow day. To a kid, that's a lot of joy. You kinda get caught up in it, if you let yourself. So yeah, I helped them get dressed to go play in the snow. It was a joy to watch them fall back in to the snow to make snow angels, like they had found and old friend. It was great. Oh, to be a kid again.
Now if you're wondering if I joined in....I stood inside the house at the picture window, sipping my coffee, in my pj's and fuzzy slippers. Then I went into the kitchen to make pecan and maple syrup pancakes. Getting all three kids dressed in their snow clothes is enough cardio for me today. Choosing Joy for a snow day!