Another snow day; another day I wish I lived south of the Mason Dixon line - even if Yankees aren't welcome there. I don't care, at least I'd be warm, and able to leave my house without an ice pick and a bag of salt.
We've had an unusually high number of snow days this year. Maybe I'm being nostalgic in a 'we were tougher in my day' kind of way, but I don't recall as many weather related school closings as there seem to be now that I'm not the one going to school. The thing is, snow days, delayed openings, early releases, they begin to lose their magic after awhile.
The first snow day of the year is fun. It is. The glistening snow is soft and sparkly and all kinds of other wonderful glittery adjectives. The house is warm and cozy. A fire crackles in the fireplace. The Five Year Old declares it Red Blankie Day and doesn't let his fleece blanket leave his side. The kids laze around in pajamas and form elaborate army-man battles within barracks built out of the wooden blocks their grandfather hand carved for them. Cookies bake, pancakes sizzle, coffee brews. It's all Norman Rockwell-y good.
The second snow day of the year is okay, but not nearly as fun as the first. The falling snow piles up on the existing two feet that already surrounds the house. This new wetter, heavier snow is more difficult to manage even with a snow blower, and your back still aches from the last storm. The house feels cold and cluttered. The Five Year Old still clings to his blankie, which could use a whirl in the wash cycle. The army-man battles end in tears because the dog chewed most of the heads off the little green men that were left lying on the floor. Cookies still bake, pancakes still sizzle, and the coffee brews by the pot. It's all...okay.
The third snow day. The third snow day of the year forces you to question your existence, or more accurately, your decision to live in the Northeast. The snow that falls from the infinite sky of doom now completely blocks the back door. Despite the drafts hissing in through the old windows, the house feels devoid of air to breathe. The kid still drags his damn blanket around the house. Comfort item? Try dust magnet. Neither child ever gets dressed, which only leads to a massive crankfest of crankiness. By late afternoon, their pajamas are crusted over with breakfast and lunch remnants. Every last toy from Christmas has been played with. Twice. Cookies don't bake. They just stick to your thighs like lard laden leeches. No pancakes; cold cereal. But the coffee, the saving grace of the day, still brews.
One more snow day and I'm out of here. I'm already practicing my southern twang, y'all.
24 comments:
Third snow day of the year??? This is my 3rd of this week. I'm going to murder these kids!!! :) Freakin' New England...you'd think these people have never seen snow as my street hasn't seen a plow!
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I think we've had about 3 this year too. I'm sick of snow. I don't like being cold and I don't like shoveling the stuff.
Oh, I am so sick and tired of that damn white fluffy gunk outside. I am tired of being cooped up in the house. I want green, fresh air, sun. Oh who am I kidding, I want sand, sun and a margarita! We are on to snow day #4 since the new year here.
The only thing that would marginally improve snow days for me is if my kids WOULD EVER SLEEP IN!
Hurry up, Spring!
I LOVE the "lard laden leeches" line. Brilliant.
I get ya. Hang in there. Only two more months to go. :P
Even moving south isn't a sure cure. We had 5 snow days already - all in ONE WEEK! What's worse, only the first was really a snow day, the rest of the week were ice days. Those aren't any fun at all! And now, we are losing our 'winter break' in Feb to make up school days.
I'm in the south but I'm wanting what you have. I guess it's all relative!
Move on out here to Central Wisconsin - - - we get lots of snow, but no cancellations. At least they haven't had any YET and we've got more than 15 inches of snow out there on the ground.
Come to California--no snow days and no twang!
I've been reading for awhile and have to finally comment - This is a so funny!
We've had our share of snow days but my kids are grown and gone. I do NOT miss the dryer running all day or the piles and piles of wet boots or the "bored" children or the hungry children.
But - enjoy it if you can.
When we lived in Richmond, VA a group of us called the school and offered to bring our kids in after several snow days. They didn't want them.
Would it be wrong to tell you it was 71 degrees today in Arizona?
LOL! This made me laugh. We haven't had too many this year. Well one when all of us where home from all 3 schools we work in, and then another when only the kids were home....thank goodness for grandma and grandma. My kids' schools call off more than any because it is a large rural area that is hard to plow and keep plowed. But, now they will be in school when we have days off ha ha ha!
That's why I tend to live in warm places. Or, if I MUST move to the developed world, warm-ISH places. Not happy in cold at all, at all.
lol Yes I am so glad we don't have so much snow but the constant rain is not any better. It is so dull outside, wet and dirty and this ends in bringing the spirit down a smidgen.
Sounds like a bad case of cabin fever to me. Been there. Best way out is to drive south. Far south.
We live in North Carolina. Schools were closed for an entire week. AN ENTIRE WEEK. You might want to stay where you are. Just sayin' :)
Yeah, I was just talking to my mom (a teacher in a local public school) about how snow days have become so frequent these days. It's amazing. In my area, even an inch of snow will get students out of school (or at least a two hour delay).
My sister, who lives outside of Chicago, vows every winter to move to Florida.
That was wonderful! I completely know what you mean feeling stir crazy. It does get old quick and I don't have near the snow you have. When I moved from NY there was 2 ft. of snow and mounting. It was crazy! I hope you don't go too nuts. : )
Oh, I hear you. We've had 6 snow days up here already and one horrific bout of stomach flu. Enough already, I'm ready for spring.
WOW, come on down! I don't think I'd survive somewhere if it snowed so much! :)
We'll be pulling out the shovel and snow blower again on Thursday. I figure I'm getting a full body work out twice a week...at least that is what I keep telling myself while stuffing another cookie(lard leech) in my mouth.
Ugh. I can't even imagine it. Definitely come south. We were at the beach today. It was cold and blow-y, but we were there.
You'd be welcome here. Our weather is erratic and random. Balmy, shorts-wearing climate today. Ice storms expected on Tuesday. Bring a coat AND flip-flops.
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