Snow Days...

Why is that snow days bring on such totally different emotions now as compared to when I was a child??? I remember as a child hearing of a snow storm on the way and waiting with baited breath for the first flake to fall, convinced that would definitely cancel school the following day...okay and in reality...I grew up in Kentucky and one or two flakes really did cancel school!! (okay it took a half inch or so...) Snow days were so much fun...we got to sleep late, watch TV, and my favorite of all bake cookies!! In fact my most infamous snow day memory is standing in the kitchen taking chocolate chip cookies off of a cookie sheet and Mom saying to look up that the space shuttle was getting ready to take off. I looked up just as the space shuttle separated and the whole world watched all the space shuttle astronauts and the teacher on board crash. Not super happy, but one of those seconds in time that will forever be burned into my brain.

So why is it now that the words snow day now make only one thought come to mind...how desperately I need Prozac??? I think maybe it's because I'm almost certain the children haven't had a full week of school since before Christmas...and in fact missed an entire week just last week! Now I stress about how to entertain the kids all day, how much education they are missing and how in the world will they ever catch up, and my favorite...will Sarah ever take a nap with two other girls screaming around the house?? Oh yeah and to add insult to injury...I gave up sugar at the beginning of the year so chocolate chip cookies are out!

I do try to put on a happy face and squeal and hug Maddy when I tell her there's no school. I try to come up with crafts and fun things to occupy the day and even last week I broke down and made real live chocolate chip cookies with the girls. (that was after my two sugar free recipes just didn't seem to make the cut!!) I do all of this with the best smile I can muster because I want my kids to have the same happy memories of snow days as I do. That however does not stop me from praying in every free second for spring to arrive ASAP!!

PS and in case you were wondering...yes today is another snow day!!!