Snow Days

I remember getting so excited about Snow Days when we lived in Nebraska. Several times the snow was as high as the second story window to my bedroom or higher. It was magical. I have to actively remind myself of the that feeling of excitement. It is very easy to grit my teeth about my syllabus and no days off for bad weather make up days in April. The kids were very excited yesterday when the announcement came over the speakers. I was irritated because they shouted and I couldn’t hear the words…I need to lighten up. For the kids it means sleeping in, maybe getting caught up on things that were stressful deadlines, maybe doing nothing at all except trying to make cardboard “sleds” for the ice that is covering every outdoor surface. It IS magical…Mother Earth conspiring to keep us still and hunkered down. I keep reading that Winter is a time for rest and sleep…there is time enough for enterprise when the Earth in this hemisphere begins to reawaken.

I think I’ll take a nap.