Credit to the Harford County Weather Watch on Facebook
Not only was the weather a bust but my plans were a bust for the most part as well. While my list from my previous post was acknowledged as impractical, it turned out to be useless as well. The problem is, you see, that when you have children (or child, in my case) making plans is the worst thing you can do. The moment they sense you want things to go a certain way they are on high alert. This increased aggro is a risky business. They could become whiny, rebellious, or even suddenly violently ill. This is through no fault of their own. It is their nature. For Professor, this is even more true. His ADHD makes him highly unpredictable on a good day.
The weather made everyone in my house feel a little off kilter. Professor had a headache. It made him grumpy and weepy. The first time he cried over a difficult puzzle in Harry Potter Years 1-4 I sent him to bed to calm down. The second time he cried (after repeatedly swearing he was calm and collected) my mom brought out his tent. His bear tent filled with stuffed animals and pillows somehow sheltered him from his frustration. Autism Spectrum Disorder can have interesting affects on one's senses. Escaping from the world, even in the middle of a busy living room calmed him down quite a bit. He watched Minecraft tutorials on YouTube, a favorite past-time of his. I was finally able to defeat Aragog, where he had been stuck, while Professor was in the shower. The puzzle was awful. The game tells you how to defeat Aragog, a big spider, with a slightly smaller spider but it still felt like luck when I managed to somehow toss the smaller big spider into Aragog's face. No wonder Professor couldn't figure it out.
We survived the No-Snow day, but barely.
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