Just My Luck

Usually spring around here has started to peek out its little head. We've got a few daffodils popping up, but because of the cold, those flowers halted their progression and due to snow last night, are covered by a good 3 to 4 inches of white stuff. Downy flakes this late in the season are not welcome here, I think. Especially because they cause delays and closings. Like today. The day the kids are supposed to go back to school after AN ENTIRE WEEK OFF.

Bitter? No, I'm really not. It wasn't a bad thing to sleep until 6:30 am and not have to get up and get things going. But I do have to wonder about a school district that calls for no school the night before, at 11 pm. Lot of things can happen between 11 pm and 5 am the next day. Let's take a look at three of those scenarios:

1. More snow can fall, justifying the closing of the school.
2. The snow can stop, making the school district look silly the next morning when the kids are all outside enjoying the day that really should have been spent in school. (I know, I'm so mean; it sounds like I'd rather my children learn than play. That isn't true.)
3. A warm up could occur overnight, melting the snow that closed the school in the first place.

The third option is rare, but not unheard of. It is possible to think that the snow will pile up when you go to bed at 11 pm, but then, due to the fickleness of the weather, the temperatures have risen over night and the promised snow not only didn't come, it isn't there.

So school district? Why don't you just wait a little longer in calling for a snow day? A two hour delay would be sufficient today. In the meantime, we'll make the most of our last day of vacation for nine weeks.