CRAZINESS

We woke up to a phone call at 4am. It was a reminder from Middleburg Elementary NO SCHOOL  Friday due to teachers planning day. (Craziness) It took me a few minutes to realize they were meaning the next day and they had probably set the time wrong for the announcement. It should have went out at 4pm. Oh well, I tossed and turned for about an hour trying to go back to sleep.  With the thoughts of little Somer Thompson from Orange Park that had been abducted and found earlier that day at a garbage dump. (More craziness) And what else we could do to keep our children safe. When the alarm went off I rolled out of bed knowing I had to get myself, Julia, and Haley ready because Julia had school and we (me and Haley) were meeting the play group at the zoo. On the way to school, (listening to Julia whine the whole time because she couldn’t go to the zoo) traffic was backed up horrible. (More craziness for the morning )So I cut down Main street to drop Julia off. As we drove by the back of the school no one was there, no kids walking to class no cars dropping anyone off. (very strange and unnerving)  As I turned onto Section street to get into the drop off area. The gates were locked and a line of cars sat waiting to talk to the guy in the middle of the street turning everyone away.  When I got my turn he said school was closed due to a threat. I called Paul and let him know and he called the School Board and was told that there was a bomb threat. And all the kids picked up on busses were sitting at the Baptist church, and all teachers had been evacuated, but there cars had to stay in the parking lot until everything could be checked out. No one was aloud in. More Craziness!!!! So I decided to continue with my plans for the day and me and the girls met the playgroup at the zoo. We had a wonderful time with friends, and was able to put the rest of the craziness out of my mind. Afterwards since I had to almost pass my grandparents house to go home and have not seen them in a few months I stopped and spent a few hours with them.  Thankfully the craziness stopped and the rest of the day was uneventful and relaxing. We even had dinner waiting for us when we made it home! (Paul cooked!)