The past few weeks have given me my first snow days away from school in almost 20 years.  i have to admit, i like being on this side of things again.  It was so nice not to have to worry about how i was going to get to work.  If you don't know, i HATE driving in winter weather.  It freaks me out and rides my nerves like you wouldn't believe.  So, i was thankful not to have to worry about that this time.  Of course, i do also worry about Michael driving in it, but his employer is great about getting hotel rooms for their commuting employees, so that was very nice!  And we also have some friends in Burlington that let him stay with them when the weather is bad and that is also very nice and accommodating!

So, this obviously brings back lots of good memories for me of the snow days we had growing up.  It was always so exciting to wake up early on snow days to see if it actually snowed.  And then to have to sit in front of the television and watch the news to see if school had been cancelled that day.  Ah, the days before texts lol  Mostly what i remember about the snow days is being inside rather than outside.  Yes, we did go outside.  It was exciting to spend a long time getting into all of our winter gear then spending maybe...just maybe..an entire hour outside before we deemed it to be too cold and were ready to go back inside.

Being inside the house was always fun on snow days.  One of my parents usually would go and pick up Grandmother and bring her over, so all of us were there.  We did things like play games and cards and do crossword puzzles.  Lots of coloring to do.  Always a real fire in the fire place.  And Buttons, our dog, got to stay inside during snow days.  She was such a great dog, no offense Squirt :)  And Mom usually made a big pot of soup or chili...both were delicious.  Sometimes Grandmother would treat us to some snow cream, which i haven't had in probably 30 years.

But it was just that feeling of togetherness that i took away mostly from those snow days.  That sense of knowing that no matter what happened, i was safe and warm inside with my family.  i cherish that.  And in that sense, i do enjoy snow days.  It is worth the headache of having my classes cancelled and/or delayed just to go back and linger in the warmth of another time. 

Now, as for me, i am going to make a pot of chili, albeit white bean chicken chili, and curl up on the sofa with my dog!