Snow Day

Snow days are Magical!  I've spent most of my life in the south, where snow days are treasured like precious gems.  The anticipation usually begins a few days out with the mention of possible snow on the 6:00 p.m. news.  That starts the buzz.  Will it really snow?  How many inches?  Do you think we will get out of school?  Kids (and teachers) begin to imagine the thrill of seeing their school's name on the ticker of school closings.  As each school name scrolls by in alphabetic order all eyes are watching . . . and waiting.  Finally, there it is!  We get a snow day.  And the rejoicing starts.

Snow days are also bothersome!  Daycares close, so parents have to miss work or scamble around and find suitable care for their children.  Tests get postponed and lesson plans get scrapped.  Church services, ball games, and civic activities get canceled.  Parking lots have to be cleared.  Vehicles get dirty.  Back yards get soggy.  Roofs leak.  Well . . . you get my point.  Did I mention that . . .

 . . . Snow days are Magical!  Even with all the inconveniences, they really are special..  Even at 53 (yep I am on the other side of the half century mark) I still love snow days.  To me, they are still magical.  Last Monday was the first (and maybe the only) snow day of the year.  Since Hutch's daycare was closed, Jan kept him.  At lunch I want home, picked him up and we drove through the country looking for deer, bears and alligators.  You should know that it was his idea to look for the gators.  We then made our way to Burger King for some lunch.  Finally, we came home and played in the snow.  Mostly, he played and I watched.  I did need to get back to work.  It was a great day.

Snow days are Magical!  So . . . bring on the snow.  We need at least one more snow day this year.