Snow Day

We are in the midst of one of those old fashioned blizzards that make our area of the country notorious. We could accumulate in excess of twelve inches of snow by this afternoon. For the record I am writing this a 07:15 CST on December 1, 2006. We had zero snow n the ground when I went to bed at 10:30 last night.

As kids the first thing we would do is turn on the radio or television to find out if the schools were closed. If they were did we go back to bed? Hardly! Parents who have short memories often marvel at the child who can't be convinced to get up and get ready until they can hear the bus pulling up to the stop, suddenly are on the phone at seven thirty planning their day with their friends. These plans don't involve staying home out of harms way, by the way. You can be assured that the snow day that closes schools is a good day for the mall.

For parents the closed school is a huge problem unless they are excused from working. It is not secret that the school serves as educational increment and babysitter for the parents of young children. Child care issues abound when the school is closed. As parents you don't even want to think of the house hold with you at work and you teenagers at home by themselves. Depending on the age and the attitude of the kids, the scene could be a replay of "Animal House".

For adults the snow day can be one of those gifts from nature. Unexpected time to catch up on reading, household chores or who knows maybe writing to your blog, suddenly is laid at your feet. Problem is the reason you're getting this boon is also laying at your feet and someone has to shovel it.