Adorable Child (AC) tells me that her good friend’s mom thinks they may not have to go to school tomorrow. Cuz there’s a hurricane out there.
When I pointed out that said hurricane was hitting a different state altogether, and that it probably won’t even be a hurricane by the time she wakes in the morning, she huffed at me.
She hates it when I laugh at her…
Along with that, though, folks have been googling into my site tonight, searching for “school closed gustav katy” (and variations thereof).
I have to say — if KISD cancels school tomorrow, my reaction won’t be anything like laughter.
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