dear snow day,
hi. my name is kristin fulghum, well as far as your concerned...mrs. fulghum. i teach 4th grade in the great state of kansas. this is my first year teaching in such a winter wonderland. you see, i'm from texas. i grew up there, i went to school there and i taught there for four years. one day, i got married and moved to kansas. at the time i really wasn't happy about moving to such a cold environment. but then a nice little birdie, actually several little birdies, told me that if i teach in kansas i'll get to have you. lots of you.
now, this really made me excited. because even though you have to make those days up, there is nothing quite as fabulous as waking up for work and then getting a call that school is cancelled. i love crawling back into my warm bed, sleeping into the double digits, lounging in my jammies and watching lots of tv. it's a free day.
well, this is where you come in, snow day. you see, december came, the winter weather came, the snow and ice came and yet, somehow, snow day...you never came. my husband tells me i need to lower my expectations for you, but all my colleagues keep saying this is terribly unusual. they say, this is the longest we have gone without a snow day in many many years. so every night, when the winter weather hits, i turn on the tv, i watch good old gary lezak tell us the roads are going to be slick, i do a little snow dance and i pray for you, snow day. because, you see, i need you. i need an unexpected, break from my 22 rambunctious little friends.
so i beg you snow day, please visit overland park, kansas. please, bring the thick, heavy, slippery snow and fall all night long...not all day long once school has already started. please don't taunt me with any more snowy news reports if you can't follow through. please don't let me down. i'm counting on you.
yours truly,
mrs. fulghum
hi. my name is kristin fulghum, well as far as your concerned...mrs. fulghum. i teach 4th grade in the great state of kansas. this is my first year teaching in such a winter wonderland. you see, i'm from texas. i grew up there, i went to school there and i taught there for four years. one day, i got married and moved to kansas. at the time i really wasn't happy about moving to such a cold environment. but then a nice little birdie, actually several little birdies, told me that if i teach in kansas i'll get to have you. lots of you.
now, this really made me excited. because even though you have to make those days up, there is nothing quite as fabulous as waking up for work and then getting a call that school is cancelled. i love crawling back into my warm bed, sleeping into the double digits, lounging in my jammies and watching lots of tv. it's a free day.
well, this is where you come in, snow day. you see, december came, the winter weather came, the snow and ice came and yet, somehow, snow day...you never came. my husband tells me i need to lower my expectations for you, but all my colleagues keep saying this is terribly unusual. they say, this is the longest we have gone without a snow day in many many years. so every night, when the winter weather hits, i turn on the tv, i watch good old gary lezak tell us the roads are going to be slick, i do a little snow dance and i pray for you, snow day. because, you see, i need you. i need an unexpected, break from my 22 rambunctious little friends.
so i beg you snow day, please visit overland park, kansas. please, bring the thick, heavy, slippery snow and fall all night long...not all day long once school has already started. please don't taunt me with any more snowy news reports if you can't follow through. please don't let me down. i'm counting on you.
yours truly,
mrs. fulghum
8 comments:
i just laughed out loud at this... i feel ya, sister friend! we had a "snow day" in tulsa today, and we now have one tomorrow. i feel cheated though, because in tulsa we haven't had snow, just lots of ice and sleet. i'm not complaining though... i'm still in my jammies from last night. shhh, don't tell! (my poor husband! my fingers are crossed for you, and i'll try to convince snow day to come your way!
Glad you are enjoying your snow!! I think that my joy for any inclement weather (snow, rain, tornado) all stems back to getting out of after school tennis practice. Then, I realize that I am not playing tennis anymore and definitely not in high school anymore. But I'm still happy all the same. Conditioning if you will.
according to the news tonight, mr. snowday should be appearing more often in february. hopefully that's good news (although i'm pretty tired of cold and snow already). see you soon! -- kristin
so sorry your( and mine own) snow dance and prayer didn't work! Maybe your letter will be answered, but not this week- Maybe next month- winter lasts a while in these parts!
dear kristin,
maybe you should talk to me about snow days. after all, i do control the weather.
god
I'm joining you in your prayer for a snow day, even though it won't really affect me. Just knowing how happy it will make you, will make me happy:)
thanks for leaving me a comment on my little ol' blog!
it was good to meet you...that made my day!
anywho...hope you got your snow day :)
em
Snow day! Winter is intense in Kansas City -- I would hope you would get a snow day as a reward! :)
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