Snow Days...

Before the worry about if work places are going to close down early or have an hour delay.  Before the concern of cars making it out of the driveway or sliding into a ditch.  Before the worry that you may bust your butt while walking around outside.  Before the worry about needing to get things done during the snow day.  Before the worry about if you have to get up in the morning to go to work....we had snow days!  

Snow days that you did nothing more than play outside all day from dawn to dusk.  Snow days that we rejoiced about when schools were cancelled half days or were called at 7am in the morning after we had gotten ready for school.  Snow days that meant finding the best hill to sled down (ice ones being the best).  Snow days that meant you had so many clothes on you didn't feel busting your butt.  Snow days that were the days you got to spend with some of your best friends.  Snow days that possibly meant curling up in front of the fire with hot chocolate or playing video games, just to warm up enough to go back outside.  Snow days.....oh how those were the days!

I have some of the best memories of snow days from when I was in middle school.  While honestly, it wasn't all that many years ago, it feels like it was forever go.  Some of the friendships I had then have come and gone, but that is how life is well.  The neighborhood that I have grown up in, had not just a handful of children, but a load full of children all within a few years of each other.  The memories from those days are so memorable, I am smiling and laughing just thinking about them.  While sometimes we did have "snow packets", math packets to do so that we didn't go without learning on snow days, we still made sure we played until it was dark. 

Memories of sledding down the hill, that is the road hill, but it was so icy that cars didn't even try.  Memories have sledding down the hill beside my house and sometimes going into the creek... Memories of attempting to walk to a friends/neighbors house, and it taking way longer than expected.  Memories of wondering if the snow would ever melt, but truthfully wanting it to stay forever, also knowing that that meant make up days.  Memories of heading inside to play video games, or watch the boys play video games, while we warm up. The memories go on and on, all ones that will always stay close to my heart and be remembered on current snow days. 

Snow days bring out the child in me, and I am so thankful for all the wonderful snow day memories.  Thankful that I grew up in a neighborhood that had so many other kids to play with it made snow days never boring.  Cabin fever never happened on those snow days.

Before finishing up, though I reflect back to the snow days before middle school.  The ones before many children lived in the neighborhood.  When there was only a few kids in the neighborhood.  But no snow day was ever gone unplayed...they were all well played! 

Thankful for friends and the memories of snow days. 

But have no fear... no snow day still is gone unplayed... my inner child comes out with the snow :)