Cathy in the Wright

Odds And Ends

School is canceled today. While there is a mere dusting of snow on the ground right now, apparently we're in for about a foot of white slop this afternoon. While I understand the wisdom of wanting to avoid sending children home in the afternoon in a snow storm, part of me marvels at what a punch of prissy wimps we've become.

In my day (anyone under 25 is allowed to groan and tune out at this point), school was canceled only if the snow was over the bus hub caps AND the road was first coated with an inch of glare ice. And school was never, ever canceled the night before. Nope. You were required to get out of bed as scheduled and listen to AM radio as the announcer ticked off the list of closed districts. Last night, dozens of schools had already thrown in the towel, and the local television station offers to text or email you when your school closes.

So the boys are home all day today. Tae Kwon Do lessons have been axed as well. And I am so grateful to The VP who picked up a couple of enormous Lego Star Wars kits last night on his way home from work. Not a day passes when I don't humbly acknowledge that the man is way too good for me.

And speaking of good men...former hometown boy Chris H. takes on the local newspaper columnist in the Letters to the Editor. Well done, Chris. And just because I know you're insanely jealous that we have snow right now and you don't:

I composed that earlier this winter, but the sentiment remains. Only now I have a lot more to send.

And I'm posting this because this is something I would do.

For all you poor Minnesota saps who had to drive into work today knowing the ride home is going to be pure hell - I feel for you. At 4:30 p.m., when you are brushing the snow off your cars, the boys and I will observe a moment of silence in your honor before we add the marshmallows to the hot cocoa and sit in front of the television watching cartoons. May you be home before the ten o'clock news.

Posted by Cathy at March 1, 2007 09:07 AM