Snowmageddon?

Tabby goes to the same school district I did when I was a kid (actually, she is our family’s 4th generation in this district, but that’s another story entirely). Anyhow, waaaay back when I was a kid, they NEVER cancelled school, or well almost never. A foot of snow, icy roads and never a cancellation. Seriously in the 12 years I was in the school system, I think they cancelled 3 days tops. And two of those were consecutive days (I was in 3rd or 4th grade) when we got like 3+ feet of snow.

But all day yesterday, they were forecasting today to be an EPIC blizzard. Snowmageddon or something. Still, I was surprised, based on my own experiences when as I was finishing up my run last night around 9 pm, I got a call from the school district saying they had preemptively cancelled school for the whole district today. I suppose it was nice giving working parents a little extra warning. In our case, Tabby can always stay home with Matt, so long as he’s in town, so not such a big deal.

However, when I woke up this morning and looked outside, it was snowing a little bit and we had maybe 1″. That’s it. My drive into the office was a little slick, but not too bad. It did snow off and on all day, but whatever snow had been on the ground when I woke up melted and no more accumulated, despite some pretty fierce snowfall. By lunch time, it was normal driving conditions and the roads on the way home were likewise unremarkable.

I can’t say I’m too sorry the terrible conditions never materialized. I’m OK with snow through March, but after we’ve had it so nice, I’m about ready to bid all the ick adieu. Now only if I’d waited until this weekend to wash my car!