—Goodbye To Snowdays—
Growing up, a weather forecast of Snow meant a “Snow Day” for us kids.
Here, in the South, just a half-inch of Snow is enough to make the bridges icy. And icy bridges meant “No School.”
Sometimes, Schools would close just based on the Weather Forecast alone.
In other words, if I were sitting at the table, working diligently at completing my homework, and the Weatherman said the word, “Snow,” I would casually close my book and put it away.
Yep. I didn’t know much about math, but I did know: Weekday+Snow=No School.
Heck, we’d even stay up and wait for the Snow to begin. I even do that as an adult.
If the Weatherman called for the Snow to start at 1 AM, I’d be outside at 1 AM.
Some of my best days were on Snow Days.
I also learned a lot of life’s little lessons on Snow Days.
—Riding a bike on an icy road is not a good idea.
—An Igloo really is warm on the inside.
—Walking the icy rails of the train track is not a good idea.
—Before walking on top of a froze-over creek, it’s a good idea to
poke the ice with a good, sturdy stick to make sure the ice is
thick enough to hold you. …Or let your brother go first…
And, I learned a lot about my Spina Bifida on Snow Days. With me having little feeling in my lower body, I had to pay a lot of attention to my legs and feet on Snow Days.
When this pandemic hit us, and the kids went to “Virtual Learning” from home, I called what would happen next—No more Snow Days.
There is no need for schools to close now that they have proven the kids can learn from home—Virtually.
Tonight, the Weatherman calls for Wintery Weather in large parts of North Alabama.
And schools are already posting that tomorrow will be a “Virtual Learning Day” for students in those areas.
What are the kids going to do on a Snow Day now?
Stay at their computer doing school work.
I really hate that, and I thought I’d say it.
If I were able to have children and were a parent, I might feel differently. I doubt it, though.
For me, a lot of life’s greatest joys happened on Snow Days.
Love you,
–Lynn
