Today, I'm thankful for unexpected snow days.
Last week everyone expected us to have a snow day on Wednesday - it was going to be a big, big storm. But it wasn't. And we didn't even get a two-hour delay. Oh, the disappointment abounded. I had already gone through my normal mental preparation for the probablility that we wouldn't get a day off, so I wasn't as upset. But my students? Oh, so sad.
So yesterday, with another storm forecast for today, students hoped again. This time, though, the storm wasn't predicted to be nearly as bad, so I didn't even entertain the idea of getting a day off. I was confident we wouldn't, so instead of waking up every few hours wondering if I'd get a call, I slept, like any other normal night.
And at 4:30, the phone rang. And not with news of a delay, but of a complete and total cancellation. What surprising joy!
I slept until 7 (when I would normally be at school), got up, made some coffee, read. After I blog, I'll spend some time doing some much needed catch-up work, but at a pace I set, with my PJs and comfy-s on, and the dog curled up on the couch beside me.
Oh, unexpected snow day. I love you.
It's a day to do things I need to do without feeling guilty about doing them, where no one else has any expectations of me, where I am allowed to be as productive or as lazy as I choose to be.
It's a chance to sleep-in, to breathe, to rest, in the midst of a busy week, a busy life. A chance to do so without the standard pressures that a normal day requires. A chance to be. To be however I want to be.
What I am thankful for today? The gift of a snow day.
The gift of a day off.
Thanks for linking up, Beth! I needed this snow day--so excited to spend it with my birthday boy! Glad you get one too! Love you!
ReplyDeleteSo happy for you! Sounds like a perfect day!
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Visiting from Dawn's The Goodlife blog. Snow days are wonderful (I'm a former 6th grade teacher!) but we don't get many down here in Central Texas. And if we do, it's usually ice instead of snow.
ReplyDeleteHope you enjoyed the WHOLE day!!!
I came by here last week for Company Coffee and liked your blog so added it to my blogroll so that I could see when you updated. I love the idea of writing a post a day about something that we are thankful for. I think I will link up with your friend as well. Thanks for mentioning it!
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