Slice of Life is sponsored every Tuesday by Stacey and Ruth from Two Writing Teachers. For the month of March we are challenging ourselves to write a Slice A Day.
So many
things to write about today and only one post.
Sunday morning I awoke and read this article about homework (HERE).
Thought I
might write about that.
Then I
followed another link to an article about how literature is taught in this
college course. (HERE) Hmm. Interesting. Another possibility.
And then this happened. And my day changed. While I did read a lot for my job today, the best part of my day was spent here:
More snow
fell, and more, and more. I’m guessing we’re at about 8 inches now with more
falling as the night progresses.
The night
grew dark and the anticipation grew.
Was it
possible?
Would we
have a snow day?
Please,
oh please, oh please.
Liam and
I curled up on my bed to read The Secret of the Fortune Wookiee. As we lay down the phone rang.
We looked
at each other, I answered, listened, and said to Liam…”It’s Dr. Z.” (Our
superintendent.)
I barely heard the recorded words come out, I had heard all I needed to. We cheered, Liam ran to tell Luke, and I typed the "YAY" on Facebook.
Someone
asked me – why would you celebrate a snow day? It isn’t that I don’t want to
teach. Obviously, I love my job. I love my students. I love every day I get to
spend talking books, writing, and fifth grade lives.
That being said...
Snow Days
are…
An
unexpected gift.
Time,
when you least expect it.
A chance
to recharge.
Snow days
remind me…
Of being
a kid.
Praying
to hear my school’s name called.
Running
around the kitchen and cheering when I did.
Snow days
make me…
Grateful
for time at home.
Reflective
of how I want to spend my time.
Excited
to spend time with family.
And while
I know, we have to make up the time we miss, that we will have one more day
before getting out for summer break – I’m good with that. Summer break is LONG.
One less day won’t hurt anyone. Besides, I love this class. That just means I
have a bit extra time before I have to say goodbye. That’s something I can
celebrate. J So what are we doing today? Who knows? I do know I will have a smile on my face and will be just as happy to see my students on Tuesday. Sure hope they’ve remembered to Slice over break. I can’t wait to see what they’ve been up to.
