Monday, March 3, 2008
Casmire Polaski Day??? HUH???
Today my kids have the day off of school to celebrate Casmire Polaski day. Who was Casmire Polaski, you ask?? Well I asked about every 'local' that I know here in Mattoon and NONE of them could really tell me. (even the teachers really couldn't tell me) Apparently he was somebody of some importance to Illinois...but really, who is he and why should we celebrate him? Some say he was a soldier, some say he was a hero in Chicago for something, some say he invented cashmere (ha!), some say he is fictional. (these are just a few of the answers I recieved) So anyways today the kids and I remember Casmire Polaski and thank him for giving us the day off!!
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I think some schools will come up with any excuse to have a day off of school. As a mother myself I say "no more days off". Although I am looking forward to spring break cuz we are going on vacation and summer break so I don't have to get up at 6:30am everyday. Have an awesome Casmire Polaski day.
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