As an actor I love learning how other actors get into character. What do they do? What do they think of? What is there inner object? Who and/or what is their replacement? Do they stay in character for hours? Days? Weeks? So many are so convincing and absolutely believable that I would think they actually lived as their character. If that is the case, I think I can totally do a monologue from 'The Shining' 
right now!
right now!
In my area of Texas we are now into the fourth consecutive snow day. I don't mean the fourth day it has snowed. I mean the fourth day that the schools have been closed along with many businesses. The fourth day of being cooped up in the house with a husband, 3 kids, 2 cats and 1 dog. I currently home school two of our children so having them all day is not a problem, it is a blessing. However, we are at least able to run errands, go to the library, visit my granny and I can go to work for a 1/2 day after their lessons. But this week there won't be any of that. Because while the snow is beautiful it is also accompanied by ice.
In fact the first "snow" was really just ice. There was proof of that on the faces of my kids. They threw "snowballs" at each other and the wind was blowing hard and the "snow" was hitting their faces. That "snow" was actually pretty white pieces of ice that literally left tiny, tiny cuts on my 11 year old daughters face. At least today there really was an absolutely beautiful snowfall. My husband thought maybe it could provide traction over the layer of ice. He was proven wrong when he slowly made his way to the pharmacy and busted his rear getting out of his truck. Luckily he was holding onto the truck door and didn't hit the ground with full force, but he definitely tweaked some back muscles. On the bright side the sun is shining brightly and even with freezing temperatures the ice seems to be melting in some areas.
Things are looking like we will be able to leave our houses tomorrow and safely travel. For now, I will continue to listen to my children bicker, my dog growl, my cats tackle each other, watch tufts of cat hair float through my house and cleaning until my almost insane mind is completely lost. If we were all absolutely honest with ourselves, most of us have gotten what we have asked for. Remember saying things like: "I need a break." "If I could have just a few days off I could catch up on my house." " I just want a day or two to do nothing but read and relax." "For once, I want to be able to sleep late and watch movies for a couple of days." "I am looking forward to a day to do nothing." Well, we definitely have had more than a couple of days to do all that!
If I really think clearly about this I would realize that four days with my husband and children is actually a blessing. It honestly is because what other time am I going to have to spend all of my time around them without having to run errands, go to the grocery store, go to classes, work or run them to piano for four whole days? I don't believe that will ever happen again in my lifetime. So instead of going all "Jack" on everyone in my house, I am going to smile and thank God for this blessing of uninterrupted time I have had with my family. The cats however, may need to go outside.
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