SNOW

This has been a very cold and somewhat snowy winter by SC standards anyway. We had the sleet I wrote about in an earlier post. That was followed by a February 12 snow of about 4 inches and there is another 2-3 inches forecast for today.
One thing I love about being a teacher is the excitement over snow. Kids love snow. They love to play in it and they love to have school canceled because of snow. In fact, very few of my high school students understand that school isn't canceled just because the snow falls. They don't yet grasp the whole hazardous road conditions concept or they just really don't care.
Anyway, the Feb. 12 snow came on a Friday which just happened to be teacher workday so the kids were already home. One would think there would be less excitement. NOPE! We teachers spent all day talking about the snow. Our principal rearranged our professional development schedule just in case it snowed. We were just as giddy as the kids. Most of us left just a little early to get home before the snow started (about 4 pm). It was a fun day.
Today the forecast is again calling for snow. Teachers arrived at work with a new spring in their steps and there were smiles on every face in the hall as student made their way to their first period classes. I'm a little skeptical about today's snow, but that hasn't stopped me from walking by the outside windows on the back hall whenever I have the chance. :-)
UPDATE: DISMISSAL AT NOON!!!!!!!!YIPPEE!!!!