A lot of people (meteorologists, farmer's almanacs, etc.) are saying that we are looking at one of the snowiest winters in my lifetime and that we can expect not just school closings, but entire area shutdowns. While I do enjoy snow days, this only increases my concerns about having a school year that extends past its usefulness and well into June. Despite there being almost no correlation between number of school days and how much students actually learn (see nearly any college or university course), and even evidence that suggests the practice of "making up" days does not benefit students, we are looking at doing just that.
Still, I plan on enjoying the day. I am already able to catch up on my blog, and I plan on getting in some quality video game time. This day off even gives me the opportunity to see my youngest off to his first day of preschool. I won't be as happy as I'm adding time at the end of the school year, but I need to enjoy the present since worrying can't change the future.
Time to go shovel ... oh, wait ...