Today, I was awakened by the gentle melody of the telephone letting me know that someone thought it important to share information at 6:00 AM. I glanced at caller id to see who was going to make an early exit from the christmas gift list, and found that it was a computer. The county schools automated dialing to be exact. Perhaps they wanted to let us know that Camdyn's standardized testing was going well and wanted to remind us that she should be sent out with a hearty breakfast and a can do attitude for the last day.
Never in my wildest dreams did I think they were calling to announce a two hour delay due to snowy conditions. Snow... in North Carolina... in November... impossible. So, I sprang from the bed to see what was the matter. Away to the window I flew like a flash, tore open the shutters and threw up the sash. And yes there in the yard, I saw it. What Northerners refer to as "a light dusting" was again plaguing us and throwing the region into chaos with cancellations and delays.
As you can see the conditions were pretty treacherous.
As a responsible parent, I already had an action plan to deal with this situation. I woke-up Camdyn to let her know she could sleep in.
Yes, she too didn't understand the logic behind this, and so we shared a moment trying to make sense of the illogical decisions being made today by folks that should be more intelligent.
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