Today we woke up to a revolution of snow,its white flag waving over everything,the landscape vanished......But for now I am a willing prisioner in this house,a sympathizer with the anarchic cause of snow.I will make a pot of teaand listen to the plastic radio on the counter,as glad as anyone to hear the newsthat the Kiddie Corner School is closed,the Ding-Dong School, closed,the All Aboard Children's School, closed,the Hi-Ho Nursery School, closed,along with--some will be delighted to hear--the Toadstool School, the Little School,Little Sparrows Nursery School,Little Stars Pre-School, Peas-and-Carrots Day Schoolthe Tom Thumb Child Care Center, all closed,and--clap your hands--the Peanuts Play School.
This morning we awoke to the phone ringing at 5:20 AM, with the news "No school today" (actually, truth be told, the kids had woken us up at least 15 minutes before that--early risers!). It's unfortunate as today is the day that elementary school-aged kids look forward to for weeks--class parties, gift exchanges, and, in my classroom's case, Lumberjack Day. All will be rescheduled, but without the excitement and anticipation of leaving for a two week break from the usual routine.