We are wearing our pajamas inside out and have carefully placed spoons under our pillows to appease the “snow-day gods.”

When, oh when, we think, will a click on the “L” in the alphabetized list of closings on WMUR announce that Londonderry schools have a snow day?

4 a.m. and Nashua has called it.  Salem is next. Then Hudson. Merrimack.

Derry is closed? YES! It will be only a matter of seconds now, we think.

Wait for it.  Wait for it. And there it is.

Right after Litchfield:

Londonderry schools are closed today .  

Alarm clock. Off.  

Eyes. Closed.

Bed. Warm.

Best. Day. Ever.

And I’m not talking about the students.

For us teachers, a snow day is often a sweet, wonderful gift, too.

Time to be with our kids.  Time to catch up on grading, cleaning, laundry, life. Time to read a book or actually watch a complete movie without falling asleep.

Of course, we teachers do worry when there are too many snow days.  The randomness of them can interrupt the flow of a unit or even cut in on how much we can cover, which can be stressful.

But that hasn’t been a problem this winter . . . I mean spring . . .  I mean winter.

So Friday’s snow day was a glorious treat.

Here’s how we spent it.