Growing up in North Carolina, I remember so well those nights when snow was in the forecast. I could barely sleep waiting for the news, but, more often than not, I would wake to very cold and disappointing rain. Occasionally, though, the forecast would be right, and the music of an early morning broadcast would ring through the house: "All schools are closed today."
There was something uniquely special about a "snow day" -- the gift of an unexpected day at home. As a child, however, I never imagined that the teachers were just as happy as the kids on those days. I know the truth now. Snow days are really for teachers. The element of delight has not diminished, even after nearly four decades on the other side of the desk.
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It snowed Monday morning,
But I wasn't awake.
We were already home for
A short winter break.
Oh, why can't it happen
On a day we have school?
If we're gonna have blizzards,
Then there should be a rule:
They should start on a Thursday --
And well before ten,
And continue through Friday.
(We can stay home again.)
We never get snow days,
I want you to know.
'Twas a tragic misuse of
Nearly two feet of snow.
Song lyrics Copyright© 2006 Eric Baylin
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