These complaints come from either parents who have no back up plan, work outside the homewith unreasonable work place managers, or like to contract out their daytime parenting. Yes there are people who realize the limitations of their patience levels and ability to cope and are skilled enough to see it for what it is and hire Nanny's or day cares with their Skilled Paychecks. High 5's to them.
For me? <-- ME! not the whole world but me...
The Secret is to have no where to go at all, I have nothing that can't be scrapped for another day. If the Roads aren't clear?I'm not going to be risking our lives to get them anywhere. Today our Dentist office is closed. I'll be calling them tomorrow to rearrange the cleaning appointment for my son. The Staff at the office? are I'm sure both giggling at being home, and cringing over the tight days of squeezing us and all the others in but that's what happens when it's too dangerous to go to work. Those with major appointments will I'm sure be squeezed in first.
The hospital is also on emergency services only. No need killing off the already bare bones staff trying to get them to work. This is a definite change, I recall my Mom didn't have that option in the 70's, 80's and 90's you got your butt to work even if it meant spending extra Dollars on a Taxi vs driving yourself over. Safety first. We have really come a long way with our regard to the life of workers. Dead Staff can't help patients. Well trained EMTs can though get you to the hospital in an emergency. (well that got serious fast didn't it) Things that can be put off, for a snow day, should and do. Plan to work from home, and watch the weather, you know you'll need to work harder either before or after the storm. This isn't rocket Science. BTW I'm pretty sure a rocket launch falls under a certain time sensitive get to work event but does have to have a back up plan for a hurricane or other Storm event. Airplanes? also not getting off the ground. (btw Ice Pilot NWT Theme song is playing on the radio behind me) Those Pilots up north? they're also grounded when it's too dangerous to fly. You just can't do what you just can't do.
After the 3hours they slept in, because they are scared it's a dream that I haven't woken them up and if they wake up it will be again 630am not 9 or 10 or even noon for the older ones, I remind them they have homework.This homework is for the next day and books to read and that the due date of that assignment was today? is now tomorrow. That's at least 2hours. If it doesn't work, or they actually did their homework, outside!
Go out side, have lots of gloves and mitts and hats ready and dry and at the door for the "my mitts are wet", and "I have to go pee" so they can go back out to the fun. Yes they can wear their boots through the house, just follow them with a mop or towel, the less time spent taking off the faster they get back out.
Older Children will need to clear the walk way for the post storm freeze. Omgee this is turning into a blog post. HA! off to go.(this all started as a reply on FB )
And there you get the rest. **
The walk ways, the neighbour's walk ways, the end of the driveway that the plow just dumped into your driveway will all need shoveling. Shoveling is exercise***. Look at those Calories burn, which means more room for Storm chips! Yep it's a thing now! Local too. And hot chocolate and well all that leftover Christmas baking you may have left in the freezer. Whaat? you don't have any left? well then better make some Storm Fudge...
If the children have totally exhausted themselves outside they will come in and zone out in front of the tv, or the video games. Winter wear in the Dryer for tomorrow or after Supper, it's their day and next thing you know? it's bed time. Done! the Day is done and they will enter the rest of the week refreshed. Because tomorrow I think is movie day at school? One is watching A Christmas Carol for English Class and the other is watched Labyrinth for? uh? I really don't know what subject that falls under when you're doing a French Term.
*Snow from the Movie White Christmas train to Vermont Scene always in my head when I hear the word snow!
**This started as a 5line FB comment..
***I hear shovelling
2 comments:
Better to be safe than sorry. Yes.
I like snow days.
I like them very much!
Great post!
I adore a good snow day, after all, there has to be an upside to all this white stuff!
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