Snow Day Reminder

Last updated on: January 13, 2011 at 4:50 am by Tara Edelschick

Snow Day Reminder 2011-01-13T04:50:27-07:00 Tara Edelschick

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The boys were squealing last night. “Snow day! Tomorrow’s a snow day!”

I was a killjoy last night. “But we don’t need a snow day. The snow won’t keep us from getting to school, so we’re still having school tomorrow.”

It was like I killed their puppy. The one I am too mean to let them get.

Still, there was definitely something different about school today. There was a massive snowball fight. There was a neighbor boy who came over for three hours. There was shoveling with Dad. And long conversations with neighbors who had nowhere to go. Mom didn’t leave to go to work, and schoolwork was spread throughout the day.

I started the day with a list of what we would work on, and we only got through half of it. But the half of it we did get through was actually kind of delightful. There is something about a storm big enough to keep everyone at home that reminds you that you are not completely in control of how the day goes. Which reminds you to enjoy that very day.

Which is a reminder I need.

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