Snow day memories

January 15

 

I woke up this morning to find the beginnings of a snowfall on the ground!

Even though I haven't been a kid for a long time, well, at least physically, I still get such a tinge of excitement at the prospect of a snow day!

There is something so magical and unbelievably beautiful about freshly fallen snow.

Even our somewhat depressing urban setting became a beautiful snapshot of life after a snowfall.

They canceled school today too! My kids where so excited!

Funny thing is I can't get them to get up for school some days, okay almost every day, because they are so tired! Yet as soon as the newsman said no school, I felt a few drafts fly by me.

It turned out to be my kids going outside to play in the snow, or maybe the draft was the fact that they left the door open. Again!

I looked on in envy wishing it was me out there in that winter wonderland having fun like when I was a little kid. Okay, maybe not like when I was a little kid, since my mother rarely let me go outside to play. She did not want me to get dirty or basically to have any fun!

But unfortunately duty called. Being a grown-up really stunk! There were always chores to do, work to complete and bills to pay! When did someone decide that in order to be an adult we had to suck all the fun out of our lives?

Honestly kids grow up so fast that before you know it they are coming home to visit you with the grandchildren!

I was amazed at how much they had grown already as it was! How much more did I really want to miss because duty called?

Maybe on second thought work could wait just a little today! Really was the world going to come to an end because I did not do my housework this day?

Hey, you know what wait for me guys! Sledding is definitely the best bonding tool a parent can have!

Last one down the hill is a soggy snowman! Ah, motherhood, don't you just love it?

I take back what I said the other day about kids who were treasures belonging to someone else! Kids truly are the best treasures, especially my kids! Oh, boy this too has passed and in only a few days!

How cool is that?

 

Comments

[Barbara]

Your posts are very true and refreshing. I always enjoy them and get a fond chuckle.