February 22: No day like a snow day

 

Mr. B is home today thanks to more than a few inches of snow on the ground.  When I was a kid I thought there was nothing better than a real, old-fashioned snow day.  Not the wimpy 1-hour or 2-hour delay, no, no, no, I was only ever interested in the Full Monty, the no school snow day.

This is why I was shocked and, almost appalled, when Mike complained about school closings.  He loves the 2-hour delay, hates the "8-hour delay" as he put it.  With the patience and reasoning skills of 4th grader, I rolled my eyes, twirled my hair, smacked my gum and said "Ugh! Why do you hate school closings so much?!  Two-hour delays are stupid!  Most people have to WORK...you should be happy...so ungrateful."  Mike shot me a quizzical look, unsure as to whether this was a joke or not, and blankly said, "Mol, if school is closed, I have to make the day up, if it's just a delay or early closing, it counts in full.  Didn't you know that??"  I felt a little embarrassed, because, well, he's right.  I'd much rather been in school/work during the awful month of February (truly...is it not the WORST month ever?  Winter wasteland, ew) and off school/work enjoying the darling buds of May/June.

Today Mike will be channeling his handy side as he takes the first step in the finishing of the basement.  I will be doing my usual mommy stuff with Alice and then, when she goes down for a nap, I will pick a work-out video from comcast on-demand, complete half of it and watch the other half from the couch  while eating a brownie.  This is a completely true statement (except for the part where I do half of the workout...that's being generous).

Happy snow day!