Five days a week I loudly open my boys' doors at 5:30 AM and cheerfully announce that it is time to wake up. Usually there is no response from their dead bodies so I jump on the bed and scratch their backs until they make some sign of life. But today we had a snow day (I know, right?) so I still loudly opened the door at 5:30, called their names and when they moved I cheerfully announced, "It's a SNOW DAY!" Their response? Noah said, "Oh mom! Thanks!" and Ike looked like it was Christmas morning .
It's gonna be a snowy winter. We have 6 snow days built into the school year and I bet we use way more and have to make them up in May.
There is a science to snow day. You have to follow a ritual that goes like this:
Night before desired snow day wear PJs inside out and:
Spit on the back porch
Put 3 ice cubes on the front porch
jump on the bed
sleep with a spoon under your pillow
It works about 60% of the time. I bet we have a snow day tomorrow.
Thanks Robin! I love the fact that you continued with the daily wake up call! They needed to know that they were enjoying the gift! Rolling over to catch more zzzzz's was a great treat, I'm sure. I've long suggested the inside-out P.J. portion of your science, but I had no idea about the other three routines. I'm in for it! We NEVER, NEVER, NEVER -- I'm talking NEVER have a snow day. I'll publish it for kids to try. Have fun!
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Oh how I wish my kids wanted to stay in bed in the mornings!
I wonder if we do the snow day ritual if it would work...It was under 70 today.
Thanks Robin! I love the fact that you continued with the daily wake up call! They needed to know that they were enjoying the gift! Rolling over to catch more zzzzz's was a great treat, I'm sure. I've long suggested the inside-out P.J. portion of your science, but I had no idea about the other three routines. I'm in for it! We NEVER, NEVER, NEVER -- I'm talking NEVER have a snow day. I'll publish it for kids to try. Have fun!
Make that four (4) routines! Can't afford to skip one, I'm sure!
How fun! We have had 1 snow day in 30 years here in Stavanger, Norway and it was last year! It was really fun. Drink lots of hot cocoa for me!
What a treat! (Even if it is a touch early!) I'm glad you woke them up so they knew what a treat they were getting!
I vote that Noah and Ike make a Snow Day movie and post it here for us to enjoy.
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