Why I want to go back to school and (believe it or not) a giveaway
5 January 2010
This is rarely a thought that enters my mind, but this week I really miss being in school. I’ve been out for 9 years now, and haven’t missed it since.
But Kansas City has been snow covered since Christmas Eve, and weather.com is saying there’s more to come. This means snow days. I MISS SNOW DAYS.
What I didn’t realize as a student was that there are no snow days once you’ve graduated. Employers don’t grant them (unless you’re a teacher, I suppose), and when you have kids … yeah, no snow days there either.
So what I’m really trying to say is that I miss the unexpected day off. I miss that feeling I’d get when my alarm would go off, and I’d hear the D.J. read off my school name as being closed. (Or the absolute best was when the cancelled the night before so you could sleep in.)
Because snow days as an adult are kinda lame. I still have to do dishes and figure out what we’re going to eat (particularly tricky if I’d planned to go to the grocery store that day). I still have McKenna who requires attention and discipline and bathing. Basically, there’s stuff that I have to do now that I didn’t have to do back in 10th grade. Maybe this is why adults are always telling high school students that those are the best days of your life? (Don’t worry—they’re lying.)
So, if it’s not too much to ask, could one of you students spend your snow day totally loafing around? Spend the whole day doing stuff you love but never have time for with school and homework. Watch a couple movies back-to-back. Take a nap. Then e-mail me about it so I can feel vicariously rested.
But before all your loafing, head over to Cecelia Dowdy’s blog for a chance to win a free copy of Out with the In Crowd. And in case you missed it yesterday, there’s still time to get yourself entered for the giveaway on Jenny B. Jones’s blog.
Happy Tuesday!
Comments
I know what you mean about missing snow days! I am fortunate to have an employer that does grant snow days, but they grant them sparingly. You know, I think I do miss the carefree days of school. As my husband and friends can attest, for about the last ten years, I’ve been having a recurring dream about school! Sometimes I’m in high school and sometimes I’m on a college campus! I guess I dream about this whenever I learn something new? Who knows?!!
Posted by Cecelia Dowdy on 10 January 2010
You know, I’ve been thinking about the bliss of Snow Days too. Ah, sigh. I could use one of those! =)
Posted by Roseanna White on 5 January 2010