Let it Snow...

They say Texas is really a whole country in of itself.
I'm not just saying it because I'm a born and breed Texas girl...it's true. All of it!

I googled, "How many countries in the world could fit in Texas?". I didn't get an actual answer to my question. However, it did pop up with the statement that 8.5 Ireland's would fit. There also was mention on several pages that ALL the people in the whole wide world could fit in the great state of Texas.

We are a proud state of people. As I said earlier I was born in Texas. South Texas, to be exact. I was born in the most southern portion of Texas where in the middle of summer you could walk across the river because it's so dry. Where the summers are hot and the winters are just a swift blow bye. I'll just say this. We only knew winter was upon us when I was a kid because of the snow birds pulling their trailers into town. When we would ride our bikes wearing shorts during Christmas break and notice the trailer park was full...we knew it must be winter.

I know it must have been cold at some point of the year when I was a kid. I have a picture of my Paupau holding a snow ball in his bare hand standing in his front yard to prove it. Although he was wearing a short sleeve shirt. I also have the permanent scar on my backside from the gas heater in the hall. I used to ride my tricycle in my grandparents house when I was three....yes, I know "spoiled" ....just a bit. I paid the price though. As I was saying, I have a scar on my backside.

I also don't remember it being too hot either. Sure it was 100+ on a gorgeous summer day but we didn't seem to need the air condition much back then. We didn't even have an air condition until I was in Junior High. That's right America....we didn't have air condition and didn't even know it!

I remember standing up in class every morning and starting our day each and everyone of us reciting the pledge of allegiance in unison, the entire school while one of our lucky school mates led us over the intercom. It didn't matter if it was zero or 120 degrees outside. If your name was picked to lead the pledge you were on cloud nine! I don't know of one single student in my generation of education that ever whimped out and said I can't go lead the pledge today because its too cold or too hot outside and the office is so far on the other side of the campus! I bet they would today IF they said the pledge that is.

I remember as the last days of sixth grade came to an end being so excited about the next school year and moving onto Junior High. One of the special things about it was some of the classes had air conditioning. It was the Big Time! Turned out very few classes had air conditioning. The band room did and the gym did. I don't remember any other classes where we didn't have the windows open and fans blowing almost daily....those were the days.

These days kids get sent home if the air condition doesn't work for more than an hour at school. They simply call it off and declare it a crisis! Pathetic...Even more pathetic are the "adults"who act like the world is going to end just because of a little ice or snow....geesh! Whatever happened to common sense? I guess that got replaced by air conditioning too.

I think it may actually be the core of some of the rotten apples today. That's right I said air condition may be the cause of lost manners, bad attitudes, selfishness and ......don't even get me started.

Maybe, if everyone still had to tough it out together totally oblivious to the amazing technology of comfort called air condition, who knows....? Maybe, we would be talking more about the amazing new generation of kids growing up to be thinkers, explorers and creators of things we've only dreamed. Instead we have the X-generation and a whole generation of kids who believe it's "cool" to where their pants so low their own parents are ashamed to acknowledge them in public. At least I would be. Then we have the it's "hot" to wear ridiculously expensive shoes at the age of six and I'm such a proud parent. Good Grief!

I told you...don't get me started.

Honestly though.....wasn't it better when it didn't matter if it was 100+ or if it was 20 degrees outside. WE reveled in the great unknown and spent endless hours playing make believe and discovering who we wanted to be. WE went to school to learn and couldn't wait our turn to be the future leaders of this great state of Texas and the world! ......So, let is snow!