Snow Days

The time has finally come. The first big snow fall of the year was Wednesday and Thursday. And along with the inches of snow, we got our first snow day and 2-hour delay of the school year. Unfortunately, missing a day of school means we have to make it up later in the year. But usually there are a couple of built in make-up days which is good so then the school year doesn’t go any longer than it needs to.

          This week was the last week before Christmas break. And the snow storm came on Wednesday; giving us a snow day on Thursday and a 2-hour delay on Friday. This basically made Friday the most pointless day of school ever. Since Friday was the day before break, classes were already planning on doing nothing. So with no school on Thursday, leaving only one day left of school, it was pointless to go back on Friday.

          On snow days, we all have this high expectation to have a ton of fun, but most of the time that’s not how it really goes.

Expectation:

·         Sleep in really late

·         Go to a friend’s house

·         Go sledding in all the new snow

·         Party because you don’t have to go to school

·         Basically pretend that it’s the weekend for a day

Reality:

·         Sit at home

·         Watch TV or movies all day long

·         Drink hot chocolate

·         Pretend that you are having fun by yourself

Most of the reason the reality is the way it is, is because our parent won’t let us drive anywhere. And obviously the excuse they are going to use is “If the roads are bad enough that you can’t go to school, then they are too bad for you to drive anywhere else.” AKA the most annoying excuse ever, well right after “because I said so.” But that’s a different topic.

          So really, snow days are good for sleeping in, catching up on TV shows, and finishing homework you didn’t do the night before. Other than that, they can be pretty unproductive. But I’m not going to lie, it is always nice to have a day off and just relax at home.

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