Snow Day photos two days late.

Two days late, but proof that we did have a milder form of the winter weather this week. It was expected to be much worse throughout the day, and so schools were closed here for students on Thursday.

                                 

These two photos show the kindergarten and preschool playground. Wouldn't the kids love to be playing in it now?

                                  

I don't know when the playgrounds were built, but they've been there awhile. What a treat for them to play in this miniature town!

 

                                    

See, it did snow for a few hours, but by 2:00 it had turned to slush by the rain.

                                                        

Evidence that there was not much traffic into my classroom this day. I love teacher workdays as much as I love to teach. It was a quiet and peaceful time to catch up on organization and paperwork.

By 1:30, our principal had announced that she was locking upthe building and turning on the alarm at 2:15, so everyone had to leave by 2:00. She didn't have to tell me more than once. I locked my door at exactly 2:15 and drove home feeling at ease.

The roads had not yet turned icy, as the weatherman had predicted. It would have been a safe day for the buses to be on the road afterall, but there was no way anyone could have known how things would have turned out. I'm not complaining. I did get a teacher workday out of it!

                                   

Back home, I could see that the snow was rapidly melting, so I snapped this picture at the top of our driveway. I remember when the street would have been lined with snowmen and snowforts on days such as this. But alas, the kids in our neighborhood have grown up and gone to college or gotten married. There are other kids, the newest neighbors, but they aren't old enough to be outside on their own on such nasty days.

One time I came home from school on such a day, a few years ago, and as I approached my driveway, I could see a well assembled snowfort on the side of the road, in the snow-covered grass. I slowed down because I saw a peek of legs and a quickly ducking head. I knew who it might be, and so I gave her what she wanted. As I drove by the fort, she jumped up from behind the fort and pelted my car with snowballs! Laughing the whole time. I was laughing too, knowing the fun she had all day long building that fort and anticipating my coming home from school. Just so she could throw a few snowballs at me.

I miss that!!

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