Right Between the Eyes

I have had a running bet with my ITC/Speech guy at school that we were going to get hit with something major the second to third week of February. Yea, well it came early. It started out early Wednesday the week before the actual storm. Our 4th Grade weather authorities (Script written by Traci Goss), started mentioning the possibility of some “messy” weather on the way for the following week; please stay tuned for further updates. I was thinking, “Oooh, what a way to get those kids hooked!” Then I got home and low and behold! Same newscast on channel 6! Ok, I’m curious. Went to Jean’s Saturday and watched the news and it was there again, this time it stated that we would more than likely get the edge of an ice storm however, the storm track is still forming and transitioning so again, stay tuned. Monday was a normal day. A winter Storm Watch had been issued. No problem. The day was pretty normal. We had a 4:00 SBDM (School Based Decision Making) Council meeting. We opened the blinds to keep an eye out on the weather. By the time we left (5:30) it was colder but no precipitation. Turned the weather on and heard the news: A Major Winter Ice Storm was taking shape to hit Western Kentucky right between the eyes. Got a txt message from our principal Sheri Henson; No School tomorrow. Heck yea!! No School tomorrow! I’m going to stay up late and watch TV! Yea right! I went to bed at 9:00 with one last look out the front door. Nothing! Once Again, nothing but HYPE! When I awok the Tuesday morning, oh how Beautiful all the trees looked! That was not very long lived.