P365 - 2014 - Day 76 - Lucky Enough

P365 - 2014 - Day 76 - Lucky Enough

The day did not start off too lucky... it snowed. Again.  School was closed. Again.  It was supposed to be the first day back at the LBI School - the governor was coming and there was going to be a ceremony.  All cancelled due to the snow.  Our kids were sad - but for the kids that have been here waiting since the hurricane to be back in that building - disappointed doesn't say enough.
After finding out school was closed, I went outside, in the never ending winter wonderland, to take the dog for a walk and the latch on the gate blew in a gust of wind and slammed into the side of my face.  It was shaping up to be a craptastic day.
I had no intentions of taking the kids sledding - my head hurt and I reeeeealllly didn't want to embrace this latest snow storm.  But with the possibility of a mutiny on my hands, I agreed and met our neighbors for some beach sledding.  It was cold and windy - we almost lost a sled when it blew down the beach - but the luck of the Irish was with us and The Bear was able to run five blocks down and catch it.  It wasn't the best day for beach sledding and while I would much rather be at the beach for an actual beach day instead of the sledding we have been doing up there, I looked at this picture that I got and was reminded that, either way, I am just glad that we are here.  As the saying goes, If you are lucky enough to be at the beach then you are lucky enough.  So, while I am unwilling to embrace this snowy weather - I can embrace the fact that we are pretty lucky!
Happy St. Patrick's Day!