A snow day on Dec. 23?

I just got back from out and about, and I think there's a decent chance of school closing on Wednesday. The side streets seem to be slicker than they have been the last couple of days. When the city doesn't plow, the melting and re-freezing on the side streets makes these pretty dangerous. I still haven't seen one plow truck the entire snow emergency; I've seen a few salt trucks, and that's it. The main roads are, of course, fine. It's just pretty shocking how bad the side streets still are - absolute soup, still.

I'm not really sure what I'm rooting for. On one hand, I guess a final snow day would be nice. Overall, there won't be much learning done tomorrow, if at all. Having the city and the state count it as one of our required 180 days of instruction would be doing a disservice to the kids. Very few students will come; I'd guess I'd have about 25% attendance. On a personal level, I'd be able to leave for Michigan on Wednesday morning instead of Thursday morning, and beat the next oncoming storm (which I heard is freezing rain, which could make the 670-mile trip a bit scary). It gives us a chance for a fresh start in January, and will make my campaign to push back midterms a week even stronger (they are currently scheduled for Jan. 11-15, and I'd like them the next week for more preparation for my students).

On the other hand, missing school tomorrow will mean missing a send-off for the holidays. We're having our departmental holiday potluck and our holiday assembly. One of my colleagues makes a terrific smoked gouda macaroni and cheese that I don't want to miss, and another makes these deviled eggs (with green olives) that are terrific. And even though I won't see many of my students if school is in, it will be nice to see the few that show up and send them off for the holidays. I do really like my students this year for the most part. I'll be able to do some planning for January, especially getting these IB Oral Commentary excerpts ready. Lastly, and importantly, I'll be able to feed my fish and water my plants and get my camera charger so I can take some Christmas photos!

So I'm not sure what I'm hoping for. Either way, I'll be fine.