February 10: Snow Day

This will be the last entry about snow. I promise. I guess it's true that snow slows down every thing, even new opportunities! Anyway, Wednesday officially became the first snow day for my kids since my daughter began attending school. Thank goodness my wife decided to stay home or things could have gotten really crazy between work, shoveling and the kids. Not to mention a day of home arrest did her good since she's been battling a nasty cold that's stolen her voice the past few days. Seeing my daughter's school scroll across the TV news brought back memories of my own childhood and the joy of staying home after old man winter unleashed his fury across the area. I fondly recall awaking early, sitting aside my Mom with eyes glued to the television just praying that Berkley schools were on the list of closings; while my poor Dad readied himself for another journey across snow-covered roads in his UPS truck. Poor guy never had the opportunity to enjoy a snow day at home with the rest of us. I, too, still had to work this day, but luckily, working from home, I was able to grab brief moments here and there with my kids, now wired with new found energy, as they pranced about the house trying to decide what they wanted to do next, if anything, since they were free from the classroom for an extra 24 hours. That alone definitely confirmed for me that snow days are a beautiful thing...at any age.